Ringwood East railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°48′43″S 145°14′59″E / 37.81195°S 145.24969°E / -37.81195; 145.24969Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)LilydaleDistance27.76 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking330Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNo — steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeRWEFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened18 May 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-18)Closed24 May 2024Rebuilt1975
30 June 1984
July 2024ElectrifiedNovember 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006324,863[1]2006–2007352,063[1] Increase 8.37%2007–2008425,013[1] Increase 20.72%2008–2009385,880[2] Decrease 9.2%2009–2010385,573[2] Decrease 0.07%2010–2011418,303[2] Increase 8.48%2011–2012387,010[2] Decrease 7.48%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014402,636[2] Increase 4.03%2014–2015407,041[1] Increase 1.09%2015–2016457,004[2] Increase 12.27%2016–2017416,834[2] Decrease 8.78%2017–2018443,363[2] Increase 6.36%2018–2019460,250[2] Increase 3.8%2019–2020369,900[2] Decrease 19.63%2020–2021140,600[2] Decrease 61.99%2021–2022133,050[3] Decrease 5.36%2022–2023206,700[3] Increase 55.35% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood Lilydale line Croydon
towards Lilydale
Ringwood
Terminus
 Lilydale line
Shuttle services
Track layout
Legend
Dublin Road
(Removing by 2025)
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Ringwood East railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood East in Victoria, Australia. Ringwood East is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The station opened on 18 May 1925, with a new below ground station currently under construction.[4][5][6]

History

On 30 June 1984, the current island platform was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Croydon.[7][4] In that same year, boom barriers were provided at the Dublin Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[7][8]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail trench to be built underneath the road.[9][10][11] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station.[9][10] In May 2023, construction on the project began.[12]

On 24 May 2024, Dublin Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated, with new Ringwood East station scheduled to open to passengers on 5 July 2024.[13][14][15]

Platforms and services

Ringwood East has one island platform with two faces. The station is within Myki ticketing Zone 2,[16] and is located between Railway Avenue and Patterson Street in the centre of Ringwood East. The station also has 330 car parking spaces.[4]

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[17]

Platform 1:

  •  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood

Platform 2:

  •  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Ringwood East station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Former ground level station building and entrance to platforms, October 2005
    Former ground level station building and entrance to platforms, October 2005

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Ringwood East". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1975. p. 265.
  6. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1975. p. 291.
  7. ^ a b Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave" (PDF). SRS Showday Tour Notes. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2009. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ a b "Dublin Road, Ringwood East". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "10 more level crossings to go by 2025". Victoria's Big Build. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Belgrave and Lilydale lines level crossing removal fact sheet". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Level crossing removal works kick off in Croydon and Ringwood". Victoria's Big Build. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Super charging works to say goodbye to Dublin Road level crossing". Victoria's Big Build. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Dublin Road – May to July major construction blitz". Victoria’s Big Build. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Ringwood East works blitz kicks off with a bang". Victoria’s Big Build. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Ringwood East Station". Metro Trains Melbourne. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Media related to Ringwood East railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Station information at Metro
  • Route information at PTV
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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