Clifton Hill railway station

Clifton Hill
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationHoddle Street,
Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°47′19″S 144°59′43″E / 37.7887°S 144.9954°E / -37.7887; 144.9954
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance6.60 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking90
Bicycle facilities17
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCHL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1990
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006772,225[1]
2006–2007802,205[1] Increase 3.88%
2007–2008842,750[1] Increase 5.05%
2008–20091,001,215[2] Increase 18.8%
2009–20101,029,502[2] Increase 2.82%
2010–20111,087,791[2] Increase 5.66%
2011–2012982,055[2] Decrease 9.72%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014964,101[2] Decrease 1.82%
2014–2015916,334[1] Decrease 4.95%
2015–2016911,537[2] Decrease 0.52%
2016–20171,066,417[2] Increase 16.99%
2017–20181,264,801[2] Increase 18.6%
2018–2019990,096[2] Decrease 21.71%
2019–2020709,000[2] Decrease 28.39%
2020–2021347,000[2] Decrease 51.05%
2021–2022454,200[3] Increase 30.89%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Victoria Park
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Rushall
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Westgarth
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Victoria Park
Ramsden Street
1
2
to Rushall
Merri Creek
to Westgarth

Clifton Hill railway station is a commuter railway and junction station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Clifton Hill, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Clifton Hill station is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current station provided in 1990.[4]

The railway tracks where the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge, north of the station

Immediately to the north of the station, the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines diverge.

  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. ^ "Clifton Hill". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.