Ormond railway station

Ormond railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ormond, and opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was renamed Ormond on 1 September 1897.[4]

Not to be confused with Derry Ormond railway station.

Ormond
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2016
General information
LocationNewham Grove,
Ormond, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°54′12″S 145°02′22″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance14.90 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking153
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeOMD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881 (1881-12-19)
Closed25 March 2016
RebuiltNovember–December 1974
28 June 1987
29 August 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorth Road (1881-1897)
Passengers
2005–2006654,307[1]
2006–2007714,822[1] Increase 9.24%
2007–2008770,937[1] Increase 7.85%
2008–2009823,896[2] Increase 6.86%
2009–2010871,154[2] Increase 5.73%
2010–2011869,491[2] Decrease 0.19%
2011–2012803,239[2] Decrease 7.61%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014806,196[2] Increase 0.36%
2014–2015769,628[1] Decrease 4.53%
2015–2016522,700[2] Decrease 32.08%
2016–2017643,323[2] Increase 23.07%
2017–2018824,199[2] Increase 28.11%
2018–2019766,372[2] Decrease 7.01%
2019–2020528,350[2] Decrease 31.05%
2020–2021265,150[2] Decrease 49.81%
2021–2022288,800[3] Increase 8.91%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenhuntly
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line McKinnon
towards Frankston
Track layout
to Glenhuntly
1
3
2
to McKinnon

History

Ormond station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Francis Ormond, a grazier and philanthropist in religion and education.[5] Ormond was later elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 1882 as a member of the Legislative Council.

In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic.[4] A siding at the station was removed in that same year.[4]

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former North Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[4] In 1974, all interlocking at the station was abolished.[4] Also in that year, an island platform and a side platform for services operating in the down direction was provided.[4]

On 28 June 1987, the up face of the former surface-level island platform was brought into use.[6]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Ormond to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[7][8] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[9]

In May 2014, the Victorian Government announced a grade separation project to remove the North Road level crossing, requiring the station to be rebuilt.[10] On 25 March 2016, the station temporarily closed, to allow its demolition and rebuilding below ground level. On 29 August of that year, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms and services

Ormond has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. In the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services use Platform 2.

The station is served by Frankston line trains.[11]

Platform 1:

  • Platform closed.[12]

Platform 2:

  •  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 3:

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Ormond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  625 : Elsternwick – Chadstone Shopping Centre[13]
  •  630 : Elwood – Monash University Clayton Campus[14]
  • Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3 in June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild
    Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3 in June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild
  • Station front and entrance, October 2021
    Station front and entrance, October 2021

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. "Ormond". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Ormond". Victorian Places. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  7. "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  9. Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. Three more notorious level crossings to be removed Premier of Victoria 2 May 2014
  11. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "Distruption - Frankston Line: Service changes from Monday 12 December to mid-2023". PTV.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. "625 Elsternwick - Chadstone via Ormond & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  14. "630 Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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