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Elsternwick railway station

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Elsternwick station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sandringham line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Elsternwick, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Elsternwick station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 19 December 1859, with the current station provided in 1960.[7]

LocationGlen Huntly Road,
Elsternwick, Victoria 3185
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′05″S 145°00′03″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Elsternwick
Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2026
General information
LocationGlen Huntly Road,
Elsternwick, Victoria 3185
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′05″S 145°00′03″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineSandringham
Distance10.95 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 67 Tram
  • SkyBus (airport bus)#Peninsula Express SkyBus
Construction
Structure type
Below ground
Parking84
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeELS
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859; 166 years ago (1859-12-19)
Rebuilt2 October 1960
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006841,257[1]
2006–2007916,332[1]Increase 8.92%
2007–2008989,299[1]Increase 7.96%
2008–20091,007,936[2]Increase 1.88%
2009–20101,046,897[2]Increase 3.86%
2010–20111,069,260[2]Increase 2.13%
2011–20121,003,833[2]Decrease 6.11%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,074,614[2]Increase 7.05%
2014–20151,034,406[1]Decrease 3.74%
2015–20161,038,555[2]Increase 0.4%
2016–20171,120,324[2]Increase 7.87%
2017–20181,104,811[2]Decrease 1.38%
2018–2019971,210[2]Decrease 12.09%
2019–2020797,150[2]Decrease 17.92%
2020–2021385,100[2]Decrease 51.69%
2021–2022438,400[3]Increase 13.84%
2022–2023710,350[4]Increase 62.03%
2023–2024797,050[5]Increase 12.21%
2024–2025763,500[6]Decrease 4.2%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ripponlea Sandringham line Gardenvale
towards Sandringham
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Rosstown Railway   Garden Vale
towards Oakleigh
Track layout
1
2
Location
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History

The station's building and main entrance, February 2024

Elsternwick station was originally part of the Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway Company's network. The company and network was taken over by the Government of Victoria in 1878, to become part of Victorian Railways. As with the nearby suburb of Ripponlea, which had been named after the adjacent Rippon Lea Estate of Frederick Sargood, Elsternwick had been named after the largest property in the district, Charles Ebden's Elster.[8]

In the 1880s, Elsternwick also functioned as the western end of the cross-suburban Rosstown Railway, which was built by entrepreneur William Murray Ross, mainly to serve the sugar beet processing mill that he had established, along with an adjoining residential estate in the locality he called Rosstown, now known as Carnegie. The railway was seldom used and it was officially closed in 1916.

In 1915, an electric tramline between Elsternwick and Point Ormond opened. It closed on 22 October 1960, after which the tram route became part of an extended 246 bus route. In February 1959, a project commenced to eliminate the Glen Huntly Road level crossing, where a tramway also crossed the rail line. A temporary two-track station was provided in a side street parallel with the station, which allowed rail services to continue uninterrupted. In October 1960, the work was completed, which was when the present railway buildings were provided.[9][10][11]

In 1992, the station was the first in Melbourne to receive the former Public Transport Corporation's teal, sunflower and white coloured station signage,[12] which has since been replaced with Public Transport Victoria branded blue signage. On 13 November 1995, Elsternwick was upgraded to a premium station.[13]

During 2002–2003, the ground-level station car-park was closed, with a residential/retail development built on it, as part of a deal under which a developer was given the land with the condition that a multi-storey car park, including a lift, was provided for passengers. In 2004, the station underwent a refurbishment.[7]

Platforms and services

Elsternwick has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[14]

Current

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Elsternwick platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Sandringham line  Laverton, Werribee or Williamstown Flinders Street All stations Services to Laverton and Williamstown only operate on weekdays. [15]
2  Sandringham line  Sandringham All stations [15]
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CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Elsternwick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  606 : to Fishermans Bend[16]
  •  625 : ElsternwickChadstone Shopping Centre[17]

Kinetic Melbourne operates three routes via Elsternwick station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Elsternwick Station

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Elsternwick station.[21]

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