Essendon railway station

Essendon
PTV commuter and regional railway station
Southbound view from Platform 2,
September 2018
General information
LocationRussell Street,
Essendon, Victoria
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)North East
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; 163 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 railway station on the Craigieburn line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. 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.