Eltham railway station, Melbourne

Eltham
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
General information
LocationMain Road,
Eltham, Victoria 3095
Shire of Nillumbik
Australia
Coordinates37°42′50″S 145°08′52″E / 37.7138°S 145.1477°E / -37.7138; 145.1477
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance27.39 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks7
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking355
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeELT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 June 1902; 122 years ago (1902-06-05)
Rebuilt1960
2013
ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006663,742[1]
2006–2007691,282[1] Increase 4.14%
2007–2008760,060[1] Increase 9.94%
2008–2009732,709[2] Decrease 3.59%
2009–2010733,477[2] Increase 0.1%
2010–2011745,183[2] Increase 1.59%
2011–2012713,724[2] Decrease 4.22%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014575,948[2] Decrease 19.3%
2014–2015577,803[1] Increase 0.32%
2015–2016626,376[2] Increase 8.4%
2016–2017615,427[2] Decrease 1.74%
2017–2018532,168[2] Decrease 13.52%
2018–2019588,837[2] Increase 10.64%
2019–2020461,400[2] Decrease 21.64%
2020–2021206,900[2] Decrease 55.15%
2021–2022250,100[3] Increase 20.88%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Montmorency
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Diamond Creek
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Montmorency
Diamond Creek
Trestle Bridge
1
2
Diamond Street
Railway Road
Wattletree Road
Research Creek
Occupation Crossing
(Unprotected)
to Diamond Creek

Eltham railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Eltham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eltham station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 5 June 1902, with the current platforms provided in 1960 and the upgrades in 2013.[4]

Eltham is the terminus for a number of peak and off-peak services on the line. Five stabling sidings are located to the west of Platform 2, with the site previously having been a goods yard. The last timber trestle bridge on the Melbourne suburban network is located to the south of the station.

  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. ^ "Eltham". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.