Eaglemont railway station

Eaglemont railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eaglemont, and opened on 1 May 1926.[4]

Eaglemont
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
LocationSilverdale Road,
Eaglemont, Victoria 3084
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°45′50″S 145°03′14″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance13.09 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking42
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeEGT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1926 (1926-05-01)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006178,664[1]
2006–2007197,898[1] Increase 10.76%
2007–2008217,369[1] Increase 9.83%
2008–2009216,022[2] Decrease 0.61%
2009–2010218,126[2] Increase 0.97%
2010–2011217,663[2] Decrease 0.21%
2011–2012198,368[2] Decrease 8.86%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014181,986[2] Decrease 8.25%
2014–2015175,354[1] Decrease 3.64%
2015–2016180,675[2] Increase 3.03%
2016–2017174,219[2] Decrease 3.57%
2017–2018144,409[2] Decrease 17.11%
2018–2019164,497[2] Increase 13.91%
2019–2020128,000[2] Decrease 22.18%
2020–202150,550[2] Decrease 60.5%
2021–202258,550[3] Increase 15.82%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ivanhoe
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Heidelberg
towards Hurstbridge

History

Opening on 1 May 1926, Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker,[5][6] who went on to become a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843-1845.[5] Walker later sold the property to John Browne, father of author Rolf Boldrewood.[5]

In 1949, the railway line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.[4] In 1979, the present station building on Platform 2 was provided.[7]

Platforms and services

Eaglemont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Eaglemont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. "Eaglemont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1979. p. 204.
  8. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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