Eaglemont railway station

Eaglemont 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 Eaglemont, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eaglemont station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1926.^[4]

Eaglemont
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station buildings, May 2014
General information
Location	Silverdale Road, Eaglemont, Victoria 3084 City of Banyule Australia
Coordinates	37°45′50″S 145°03′14″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	13.09 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	42
Bicycle facilities	5
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	EGT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1926; 98 years ago (1926-05-01)
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	178,664[1]
2006–2007	197,898[1]  10.76%
2007–2008	217,369[1]  9.83%
2008–2009	216,022[2]  0.61%
2009–2010	218,126[2]  0.97%
2010–2011	217,663[2]  0.21%
2011–2012	198,368[2]  8.86%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	181,986[2]  8.25%
2014–2015	175,354[1]  3.64%
2015–2016	180,675[2]  3.03%
2016–2017	174,219[2]  3.57%
2017–2018	144,409[2]  17.11%
2018–2019	164,497[2]  13.91%
2019–2020	128,000[2]  22.18%
2020–2021	50,550[2]  60.5%
2021–2022	58,550[3]  15.82%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ivanhoe towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Heidelberg towards Hurstbridge
Track layout Legend to Ivanhoe 1 2 to Heidelberg

History

Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker,^[5][6] who became a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 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:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

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 (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
8. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Media related to Eaglemont railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map