Hurstbridge railway station

Hurstbridge
Station statistics
Coordinates	37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E / -37.6393; 145.1921Coordinates: 37°38′21″S 145°11′32″E / 37.6393°S 145.1921°E / -37.6393; 145.1921
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	HBE
Owned by	VicTrack
Myki zone	2
Station status	Manned part-time
Melway map	Link
Website	Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Wattleglen toward Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Terminus
Location
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Hurstbridge is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Hurstbridge, and forms the terminus of the Hurstbridge railway line. Hurstbridge is staffed on a part-time basis and is in Metlink Zone 2.

Facilities

Hurstbridge is located between Heidelberg-Kinglake Road and Greysharps Road, with station access from Heidelberg-Kinglake Road.

The station consists of a side platform, with a large brick building at end of the station. The building houses a waiting area and a ticket office. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located outside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A Myki ticket system machine is located inside the waiting area. A stabling yard is located directly opposite the station, and at the down end. A public telephone is located outside the waiting area, on the car park side of the station.

The station is staffed on a part-time basis until 8:00pm most evenings, except on Sundays when it closes at 1:45pm. Train services to Melbourne operate every 20–40 minutes during peak hours, every 40 minutes during the day, and hourly at night.

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Hurstbridge line—all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912 as Hurst's Bridge, and was renamed Hurstbridge in the same year.^[1]

References