Ripponlea railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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ConstructionStructure typeGroundBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeRIPFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 May 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-01)Electrified1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)Passengers2005–2006544,171[1]2006–2007582,849[1] Increase 7.1%2007–2008614,903[1] Increase 5.49%2008–2009675,480[2] Increase 9.85%2009–2010718,704[2] Increase 6.39%2010–2011708,724[2] Decrease 1.38%2011–2012659,004[2] Decrease 7.01%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014727,060[2] Increase 10.32%2014–2015714,429[1] Decrease 1.73%2015–2016788,960[2] Increase 10.43%2016–2017748,125[2] Decrease 5.17%2017–2018747,752[2] Decrease 0.04%2018–2019656,564[2] Decrease 12.19%2019–2020531,200[2] Decrease 19.09%2020–2021244,200[2] Decrease 54.02%2021–2022276,600[3] Increase 13.26% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Balaclava Sandringham line Elsternwick
towards Sandringham
Track layout
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Glen Eira Road
to Elsternwick

Ripponlea railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, and opened on 1 May 1912.[4]

The station is located at the up (northern) end of the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with station access from Glen Eira Road, Oak Grove and Morres Street.

History

Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912, like the suburb itself, it was named after the Rippon Lea Estate, which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of Parliament for the Victorian Legislative Council between 1874–1880 and 1882–1901, and a senator for Victoria between 1901 and 1903.[5][6]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing,[7] with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.[4]

Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. There is a footbridge immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms, and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks.

It is served by Sandringham line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Ripponlea station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

Gallery

  • Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
    Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
  • Heritage station building on Platform 2, December 2017
    Heritage station building on Platform 2,
    December 2017
  • Station building and entrance to Platform 1, November 2021
    Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
    November 2021

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 "Ripponlea". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ripponlea". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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