Riversdale railway station, Melbourne

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Riversdale
Station information

Code	RIV
Distance from Flinders St	11.7 km
Line	Alamein
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	Not available
Google map of station	Link
Zone location	1

Riversdale is a railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. It is located between Riversdale Road, Wandin Road and Spencer Road in the suburb of Canterbury. It is located 11.7 km from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne and is in Metcard Zone 1. Some trains also terminate at Riversdale after morning and evening peaks and return to Camberwell for stabling. The morning services are run purely for operational reasons, do not appear in timetables and Connex is not penalised if they run late or not at all.

The station consists of two platforms located either side of the railway tracks. While it is no longer manned for transport purposes, the original office area is now opened as a tea room during the morning peak, six days a week. Apart from Burwood station, Riversdale is the only station on the Alamein line to have electronic next train signage. It also has car parking spaces, though few other facilities, due to its unmanned status.

The station is close to other means of transport, with a tram stop in Riversdale Road, and a bus stop nearby in Prospect Hill Road. It is also only 400 m away from Willison station. The Camberwell High School and Riversdale Park are also closeby.

Riversdale first opened on 30 May 1890, along with the first section of the Outer Circle line. It drew its name from the adjacent Riversdale Road. Though it was closed for a year in 1897-98 when the Outer Circle line closed, it was reopened soon after, due to a public outcry. Around 1900, an accident occurred near Riversdale, when a train ran into a Chinese funeral procession, fortunately resulting in no injuries. The station also features unusual manually operated boom gates, with arms that are divided into two sections, so as not to collide with overhead tram wires.