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Hurstbridge station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Hurstbridge line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Hurstbridge, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hurstbridge station is a ground level host station, featuring a single platform. It opened on 25 June 1912.[7]

LocationHeidelberg-Kinglake Road,
Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia
Coordinates37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Hurstbridge
Southbound view from the station platform, November 2024
General information
LocationHeidelberg-Kinglake Road,
Hurstbridge, Victoria 3099
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia
Coordinates37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineHurstbridge
Distance38.02 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking195
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeHBE
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened25 June 1912; 114 years ago (1912-06-25)
ElectrifiedAugust 1926
(1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesHurst's Bridge (1912)
Passengers
2005–2006197,942[1]
2006–2007207,005[1] Increase 4.57%
2007–2008236,995[1] Increase 14.48%
2008–2009256,487[2] Increase 8.22%
2009–2010257,216[2] Increase 0.28%
2010–2011269,703[2] Increase 4.85%
2011–2012250,889[2] Decrease 6.97%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014130,851[2] Decrease 47.84%
2014–2015127,504[1] Decrease 2.55%
2015–2016139,066[2] Increase 9.06%
2016–2017140,904[2] Increase 1.32%
2017–2018119,790[2] Decrease 14.98%
2018–2019123,136[2] Increase 2.79%
2019–202098,200[2] Decrease 20.25%
2020–202150,350[2] Decrease 48.72%
2021–202257,050[3] Increase 13.3%
2022–202367,900[4] Increase 19.02%
2023–202482,350[5] Increase 21.28%
2024–202575,700[6] Decrease 8.08%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Wattle Glen Hurstbridge line Terminus
Track layout
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Occupation Crossing
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
Occupation Crossing (Unprotected)
1
Location
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Initially opened as Hurst's Bridge, the station was given its current name of Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.[7]

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line was extended from Eltham.[7] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local settler, Henry Hurst, who built a log bridge across the Diamond Creek to access a property named Allwood.[8][9]

In 1957, a goods train service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn.[7] In 1962, a siding that operated to a cool store was abolished.[7]

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.[10]

On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station.[11] Both cars were later scrapped.[12]

Photo of the station in 2015 with the crashed X'Trapolis in the background

Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train set 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.[13] On 1 June 2016, a former Metro Trains' worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at Newport Workshops in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical Swing Door EMU.[14]

Platforms and services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[15]

More information Platform, Line ...
Hurstbridge platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Hurstbridge line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [16]
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Dysons operates one bus route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  343 : to Greensborough station[17]

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