Eltham railway station, Melbourne

Eltham

Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2013

Location

Main Road, Eltham

Coordinates

37°42′50″S 145°08′52″E / 37.7138°S 145.1477°ECoordinates: 37°42′50″S 145°08′52″E / 37.7138°S 145.1477°E

Owned by

VicTrack

Operated by

Metro

Line(s)

Hurstbridge

Distance

27.39 kilometres from Southern Cross

Platforms

2 (1 island)

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Parking

126

Other information

Status

Premium station

Station code

ELT

Fare zone

Myki zone 2

Website

Public Transport Victoria

History

Opened

5 June 1902

Electrified

Yes

Services

Preceding station		Metro Trains		Following station
Montmorency toward Flinders Street		Hurstbridge line		Diamond Creek toward Hurstbridge

Eltham railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Eltham opening on 5 June 1902.^[1]

It is the terminus for some peak and off-peak services on the line. Five stabing services are located to the west of Platform 2, the site previously having been a goods yard. The last wooden trestle bridge on the Melbourne suburban network is south of the station.

In the 1990s Platform 1 was converted from a south facing bay platform to a through platform.

Eltham was one of the last stations in Melbourne to be controlled by mechanical safeworking, including semaphore signals. It was also a break between two different types of safeworking; Greensborough to Eltham was controlled by Miniature Electric Staff, whilst Eltham to Hurstbridge was controlled by Train Staff and Ticket. Both safeworking systems were converted to Automatic & Track Control (ATC) in early 2013.^[2] A new train driver amenity building was also constructed around this time.