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Heidelberg railway station

Coordinates: 37°45′26″S 145°03′39″E / 37.7571°S 145.0607°E / -37.7571; 145.0607
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This article is about the station in Victoria, Australia. For the station in Heidelberg, Germany, see Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof.

Heidelberg
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view of Platform 2 and station building, September 2022
General information
LocationStudley Road,
Heidelberg Victoria 3084
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates37°45′26″S 145°03′39″E / 37.7571°S 145.0607°E / -37.7571; 145.0607
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance14.04 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeHDB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006801,824[1]
2006–2007858,534[1] Increase 7.07%
2007–2008936,351[1] Increase 9.06%
2008–2009952,592[2] Increase 1.73%
2009–20101,121,440[2] Increase 17.72%
2010–20111,236,574[2] Increase 10.26%
2011–20121,229,370[2] Decrease 0.58%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014896,276[2] Decrease 27.09%
2014–2015855,798[1] Decrease 4.51%
2015–2016878,613[2] Increase 2.66%
2016–2017812,613[2] Decrease 7.51%
2017–2018768,072[2] Decrease 5.48%
2018–2019791,605[2] Increase 3.06%
2019–2020647,000[2] Decrease 18.26%
2020–2021343,900[2] Decrease 46.84%
2021–2022384,400[3] Increase 11.77%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Eaglemont
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Rosanna
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Eaglemont
1
2
Heidelberg Tunnel
to Rosanna

Heidelberg railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Heidelberg, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Heidelberg station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

History

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When Heidelberg station opened, it was the terminus of what is now the Hurstbridge line.[4] On 1 September 1913, the current island station officially opened.[5]

At one time, there was a goods yard opposite Platform 1. It made way for an extension of the passenger car park, although the goods shed still exists. At one time, there were three tracks running through the station. Two served the island platform, and the third track was the last surviving stabling track. The third track was removed after a period of disuse.

Between 26 January 1942 and 6 February 1942, fourteen trains were modified to become ambulance trains, which carried returning wounded World War II servicemen from Melbourne to Heidelberg, where ambulances were waiting to take them to the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. On 3 November 1995, 50 years after the end of that conflict, Vin Heffernan, the member for Ivanhoe, unveiled a plaque at the station to commemorate the role of the station in the war effort.[6]

During 1988, the former No. 4 and No. 5 tracks were abolished, along with a number of disc signal posts.[7]

In 1992, the station received an enclosed waiting area and ticket facilities, as part of the "Travel Safe" program of the early 1990s.[8] On 5 March 1994, after the signals had been upgraded to an electronic system, one of the decommissioned mechanical semaphore signals ("Signal No. 4") was relocated from the Melbourne side of the station to the car-park opposite Platform 1, for display purposes. Signal No. 4 had first been erected at Heidelberg in 1912.[9] On 21 June 1996, Heidelberg was upgraded to a premium station.[8]

At the 2016-17 Victorian State Budget, $140.2 million was allocated to duplicate the single-track between Heidelberg and Rosanna, which included a second rail tunnel alongside the existing one.[10] That project was completed on 30 April 2018.[11]

Platforms and services

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Heidelberg has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Dysons operates three bus routes via Heidelberg station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Heidelberg station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Heidelberg station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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  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 "Heidelberg". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "ca. 1913. Heidelberg Railway Station (new)". Item held by Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service - Heidelberg Historical Society. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ Plaque inside Heidelberg Station
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division]]. November 1988. p. 346.
  8. ^ a b "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  9. ^ Sign at Heidelberg Railway Station, Platform 1
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Rail Line upgrade". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. ^ "New Rosanna Station opens, with two level crossings gone for good | Level Crossing Removal Project". 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  16. ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  17. ^ "551 Heidelberg - La Trobe University Interchange". Public Transport Victoria.
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