Armadale railway station, Melbourne

Armadale
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, June 2014
General information
LocationMorey Street,
Armadale, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates37°51′23″S 145°01′09″E / 37.8563°S 145.0193°E / -37.8563; 145.0193
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance8.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Connections
  • Melbourne tram route 6 Tram
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeARM
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879; 145 years ago (1879-05-07)
Rebuilt1914
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2017–2018660,932[1]
2018–2019582,450[1] Decrease 11.87%
2019–2020414,400[1] Decrease 28.85%
2020–2021227,300[1] Decrease 45.15%
2021–2022244,650[2] Increase 7.63%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Toorak
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Malvern
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here
Track layout
Legend
to Toorak
1
2
4
3
to Malvern

Armadale railway station is a commuter railway station in Armadale, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3] The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and was opened on 7 May 1879.[4] The station consists of an island platform and two side platforms, all accessed by a pedestrian bridge. There are two principal station buildings located on the central platform (platforms 2 and 3) and on platform 4, consisting of a small two and one-story brick buildings.[5] These buildings were provided in 1914 as ticketing and staff offices. The station is only partially accessible due to a multiple steep access ramps.[6]

Armadale railway station is served by the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne railway network. The station also connects to the Route 6 tram service and the route 605 bus service.[7][8] The journey to Flinders Street railway station is approximately 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) and takes 14 minutes.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ a b Public Transport Victoria. "Armadale Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "SHIRE OF MALVERN". Caulfield and Elsternwick Leader. 22 September 1888. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ Armadale railway station Retrieved 27 March 2023
  6. ^ Metro Trains Melbourne. "Armadale". www.metrotrains.com.au. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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