Ormond railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°54′12″S 145°02′22″E / 37.9032°S 145.0395°E / -37.9032; 145.0395Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)FrankstonDistance14.90 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms3 (1 side, 1 island)Tracks3ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeBelow groundParking153Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeOMDFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)Closed25 March 2016RebuiltNovember–December 1974
28 June 1987
29 August 2016 (LXRP)ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesNorth Road (1881-1897)Passengers2005–2006654,307[1]2006–2007714,822[1] Increase 9.24%2007–2008770,937[1] Increase 7.85%2008–2009823,896[2] Increase 6.86%2009–2010871,154[2] Increase 5.73%2010–2011869,491[2] Decrease 0.19%2011–2012803,239[2] Decrease 7.61%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014806,196[2] Increase 0.36%2014–2015769,628[1] Decrease 4.53%2015–2016522,700[2] Decrease 32.08%2016–2017643,323[2] Increase 23.07%2017–2018824,199[2] Increase 28.11%2018–2019766,372[2] Decrease 7.01%2019–2020528,350[2] Decrease 31.05%2020–2021265,150[2] Decrease 49.81%2021–2022288,800[3] Increase 8.91% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glen Huntly
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line McKinnon
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
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3
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Ormond railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ormond, and opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was renamed Ormond on 1 September 1897.[4]

History

Ormond station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Francis Ormond, a grazier and philanthropist in religion and education.[5] Ormond was later elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 1882 as a member of the Legislative Council.

In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic.[4] A siding at the station was removed in that same year.[4]

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former North Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.[4] In 1974, all interlocking at the station was abolished.[4] Also in that year, an island platform and a side platform for services operating in the down direction was provided.[4]

On 28 June 1987, the up face of the former surface-level island platform was brought into use.[6]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Ormond to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[7][8] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[9]

In May 2014, the Victorian Government announced a grade separation project to remove the North Road level crossing, requiring the station to be rebuilt.[10] On 25 March 2016, the station temporarily closed, to allow its demolition and rebuilding below ground level. On 29 August of that year, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms and services

Ormond has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Until 2023, in the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services used Platform 2.

Following the re-construction of Glen Huntly station in July 2023, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, while Platform 2 is not regularly used and non-stopping express trains pass the platform in the peak hour.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  • No services stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.

Platform 3:

  •  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Ormond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3, June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild
    Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3, June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild
  • Station concourse and entrance, October 2021
    Station concourse and entrance, October 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Ormond". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Ormond". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  7. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  9. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. ^ Three more notorious level crossings to be removed Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 2 May 2014
  11. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "625 Elsternwick - Chadstone via Ormond & Oakleigh". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. ^ "630 Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

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