Jolimont railway station

Jolimont - MCG
Station statistics
Coordinates	37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E / 37.81638°S 144.98290°E / -37.81638; 144.98290Coordinates: 37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E / 37.81638°S 144.98290°E / -37.81638; 144.98290
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	JLI
Owned by	VicTrack
Myki zone	1
Station status	Host Station
Melway map	Link
Website	Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Flinders Street or Parliament toward City Loop South Morang line West Richmond toward South Morang Hurstbridge line West Richmond toward Hurstbridge
Location
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Jolimont is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of East Melbourne, on the South Morang and Hurstbridge railway lines. Jolimont is classed as a Host Station.

Facilities

View of the station with the Melbourne skyline behind

Jolimont is located between Wellington Parade and Wellington Parade South, with station access from both and from Yarra Park.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building with a ticket office, while platform 2 has a brick building of similar size. A footbridge is situated at the Flinders Street end of the station.

Jolimont is one of two closest stations to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG the station is manned and more myki entry/exit points are open to reduce crowding, at other times these extra myki scanners are locked to prevent vandalism.

Platforms, services and connecting tram services

Platform 1:

• South Morang line - all stations services to Flinders Street
• Hurstbridge line - all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• South Morang line - all stations services to South Morang
• Hurstbridge line - all stations and limited stops services to Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

History

Jolimont station opened on 21 October 1901.^[1] It was upgraded in 2004 with an additional entry/exit point on platform 2 with a new DDA standard ramp and later more myki scanners.

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