Jolimont railway station

Jolimont
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view of the station buildings and platforms, June 2019
General information
Other namesJolimont-MCG
LocationWellington Parade,
East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E / 37.81638°S 144.98290°E / -37.81638; 144.98290
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance2.91 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeJLI
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901; 123 years ago (1901-10-21)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006488,931[1]
2006–2007519,975[1] Increase 6.34%
2007–2008564,525[1] Increase 8.56%
2008–2009590,337[2] Increase 4.57%
2009–2010618,841[2] Increase 4.82%
2010–2011722,854[2] Increase 16.8%
2011–2012756,993[2] Increase 4.72%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014802,590[2] Increase 6.02%
2014–2015850,120[1] Increase 5.92%
2015–2016922,543[2] Increase 8.51%
2016–20171,021,923[2] Increase 10.77%
2017–20181,031,754[2] Increase 0.96%
2018–20191,096,741[2] Increase 6.29%
2019–2020787,850[2] Decrease 28.16%
2020–2021358,650[2] Decrease 54.47%
2021–2022473,600[3] Increase 32.05%
2022–2023921,700[3] Increase 94.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Flinders Street
Terminus
 Mernda line West Richmond
towards Mernda
Parliament
One-way operation
Flinders Street
Terminus
 Hurstbridge line West Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Parliament
One-way operation
 West Richmond
towards Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham or Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Flinders Street
to Parliament
1
2
to West Richmond

Jolimont railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern suburb of East Melbourne, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jolimont station is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901.[4]

Jolimont is one of two stations that are close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG, extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.[5]

  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. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Jolimont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ Public Transport Melbourne Cricket Ground