Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne explained

Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ivanhoe station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888.^[1]

History

Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg opened.^[1] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.^{[2] [3]}

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated.^[1] In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to Alphington was completed.^[1]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station.^[4] The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time.^[1] In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.^[5]

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station.^[6]

Facilities, platforms and services

Ivanhoe has two side platforms. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a footbridge immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.^[7]

Platform 1:

• all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

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

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

to Essendon station

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

Kew – La Trobe University Bundoora campus

to Northland Shopping Centre

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ivanhoe. vicsig.net. 29 January 2023.
2. Web site: Ivanhoe. Victorian Places. 29 January 2023.
3. Web site: Jamie. First. The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs. Herald Sun. 7 January 2014. 29 January 2023.
4. January 1990 . Level Crossing Protection . John . Sinnatt . Somersault . Signalling Record Society Victoria . 9–17.
5. September 1979 . Works . Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) . 204.
6. October 1997 . Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station . Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). 303–315.
7. train.