Edithvale railway station

Edithvale railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Edithvale, and it opened on 20 September 1919.[1]

Edithvale
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, with a Laverton bound X'Trapolis train arriving, in November 2021
General information
LocationNepean Highway,
Edithvale, Victoria 3196
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance31.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking50
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeEDI
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened20 September 1919 (1919-09-20)
Closed25 July 2021
Rebuilt22 November 2021
(Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (August 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Aspendale
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Chelsea
towards Frankston
Track layout
to Aspendale
1
2
to Chelsea

In its early years, a siding existed on the Down side before Platform 2.[2] In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were rebuilt.[3]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Edithvale Road level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1978.[1] On 28 July 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing was fast-tracked to be grade separated by 2022.[4] The line was lowered into a trench, and the station rebuilt.[5] Construction started in 2020, with the former ground level station closing on 25 July 2021 for demolition.[6] The rebuilt station opened to passengers on 22 November 2021.[7][8]

Platforms and services

Edithvale has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Former Edithvale railway station

References
  1. Edithvale Vicsig
  2. "Edithvale Railway Station, circa 1920". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  3. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  4. Station designs announced for Fast-tracked crossing removals for Chelsea Level Crossing Removal Project
  5. Edithvale Road, Edithvale Level Crossing Removal Project
  6. Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – station closures Level Crossing Removal Project
  7. New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "706 Mordialloc - Aspendale - Edithvale - Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
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