Edithvale railway station
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| Coordinates | 38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°ECoordinates: 38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°E | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | EDI | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| myki zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| Station status | Unmanned station | ||||||||||
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| Website | Link, includes timetables | ||||||||||
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Edithvale is a railway station approximately 28 km (17 mi) southeast from Melbourne (30 km (19 mi) from Flinders Street Station by rail), the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Located in the suburb of Edithvale on the Frankston railway line, Edithvale is unmanned and in the Public Transport Victoria Zone 2 ticketing area.
Station overview
Facilities
Edithvale is located at the northern end of the Edithvale Road level crossing, between Nepean Highway and Station Street with station access from all three.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building (identical to Aspendale, 1.3 km north-west), while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platform 1 and platform 2, replacing the former Metcard machines.
History
Edithvale railway station opened on 20 September 1919.[1] In its early years, a siding existed on the down side before Platform 2.[2] In 1981 the station buildings were reconstructed.[3]
Platforms and services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:
- Frankston line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Stony Point line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Frankston line - all stations and limited express services to Frankston
- Stony Point line - all stations and limited stops services to Stony Point
Buses from Edithvale Station
- 706 Mordialloc via Aspendale Station (Monday to Friday) (offpeak) Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
- 706 Chelsea Station (Monday to Friday) (offpeak) Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
- 858 Aspendale Gardens - via Chelsea Station & Chelsea Heights Operated by Grenda's Bus Services
- 902 Westfield Airport West via Keysborough, Springvale Station, Glen Waverley Station, Nunawading Station & Doncaster Shoppingtown, Eltham Station, Greensborough Plaza, Campbellfield, Broadmeadows Station & Gladstone Park
- 902 Chelsea Station Operated by Grenda's Bus Services
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edithvale railway station, Melbourne. |
- ↑ "Edithvale". Rail Infrastructure. Vicsig.net. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ "Edithvale Railway Station, circa 1920". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.