Elsternwick railway station

Elsternwick
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2,
December 2021
General information
LocationGlen Huntly Road,
Elsternwick, Victoria 3185
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′05″S 145°00′03″E / 37.8848°S 145.0009°E / -37.8848; 145.0009
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance10.95 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1 island
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Melbourne tram route 67 Tram
  • SkyBus (airport bus)#Peninsula Express SkyBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking84
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeELS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859; 164 years ago (1859-12-19)
Rebuilt2 October 1960
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006841,257[1]
2006–2007916,332[1] Increase 8.92%
2007–2008989,299[1] Increase 7.96%
2008–20091,007,936[2] Increase 1.88%
2009–20101,046,897[2] Increase 3.86%
2010–20111,069,260[2] Increase 2.13%
2011–20121,003,833[2] Decrease 6.11%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,074,614[2] Increase 7.05%
2014–20151,034,406[1] Decrease 3.74%
2015–20161,038,555[2] Increase 0.4%
2016–20171,120,324[2] Increase 7.87%
2017–20181,104,811[2] Decrease 1.38%
2018–2019971,210[2] Decrease 12.09%
2019–2020797,150[2] Decrease 17.92%
2020–2021385,100[2] Decrease 51.69%
2021–2022438,400[3] Increase 13.84%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ripponlea
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Gardenvale
towards Sandringham
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Rosstown Railway   Garden Vale
towards Oakleigh
Track layout
Legend
to Ripponlea
1
2
to Gardenvale

Elsternwick railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Elsternwick, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Elsternwick station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 19 December 1859, with the current station provided in 1960.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Elsternwick". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.