Essendon railway station

Essendon
PTV commuter and regional railway station
Southbound view from Platform 2,
September 2018
General information
LocationRussell Street,
Essendon, Victoria 3040
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°45′22″S 144°54′58″E / 37.7560°S 144.9161°E / -37.7560; 144.9161
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
V/Line
Line(s)
Distance8.01 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking499
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeESD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860; 164 years ago (1860-11-01)
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,453,109[1]
2006–20071,494,586[1] Increase 2.85%
2007–20081,673,602[1] Increase 11.97%
2008–20091,680,211[2] Increase 0.39%
2009–20101,736,588[2] Increase 3.35%
2010–20111,702,189[2] Decrease 1.98%
2011–20121,670,551[2] Decrease 1.86%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,599,832[2] Decrease 4.23%
2014–20151,570,121[1] Decrease 1.85%
2015–20161,597,247[2] Increase 1.72%
2016–20171,750,538[2] Increase 9.59%
2017–20181,688,377[2] Decrease 3.55%
2018–20191,480,050[2] Decrease 12.34%
2019–20201,298,700[2] Decrease 12.25%
2020–2021579,150[2] Decrease 55.4%
2021–2022723,050[3] Increase 24.84%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Moonee Ponds
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Glenbervie
towards Craigieburn
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
North Melbourne
towards Southern Cross
 Seymour line
Weekday peak only
 Broadmeadows
towards Seymour
Track layout
Legend
to Moonee Ponds
1
2
3
to Glenbervie

Essendon railway station is a commuter and regional railway station on the suburban Craigieburn line and the regional Seymour line, part of the Melbourne and Victorian railway networks. It serves the northern suburb of Essendon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Essendon station is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1871. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.[4]

  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. ^ "Essendon". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.