Ivanhoe
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
LocationNorman Street,
Ivanhoe, Victoria 3079
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°46′08″S 145°02′44″E / 37.7689°S 145.0455°E / -37.7689; 145.0455
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance12.14 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking297
Bicycle facilities20
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeIVA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 135 years ago (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006902,766[1]
2006–2007933,457[1] Increase 3.39%
2007–20081,017,071[1] Increase 8.95%
2008–2009984,827[2] Decrease 3.17%
2009–2010962,842[2] Decrease 2.23%
2010–2011989,020[2] Increase 2.71%
2011–2012888,999[2] Decrease 10.11%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014837,151[2] Decrease 5.83%
2014–2015798,870[1] Decrease 4.57%
2015–2016844,455[2] Increase 5.7%
2016–2017817,684[2] Decrease 3.17%
2017–2018673,680[2] Decrease 17.61%
2018–2019781,014[2] Increase 15.93%
2019–2020604,100[2] Decrease 22.65%
2020–2021273,050[2] Decrease 54.8%
2021–2022319,750[3] Increase 17.1%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Darebin
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Eaglemont
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Darebin
1
2
Marshall Street
to Eaglemont

Ivanhoe railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe, and opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

History

Ivanhoe station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.[5][6]

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.[4] In 1951, duplication to Alphington was provided.[4]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[7] The signal box for the level crossing was also abolished during that time.[4] In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.[8]

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

Facilities, platforms and services

Ivanhoe has two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large red brick building, housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. A footbridge is provided immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route to and from Ivanhoe station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Ivanhoe station:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ivanhoe". vicsig.net. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ivanhoe". Victorian Places. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1979. p. 204.
  9. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "548 Kew (Cotham Road) - La Trobe University Bundoora". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "549 Ivanhoe - Northland via Oriel Road". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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