Ripponlea railway station

Ripponlea
PTV commuter rail station
Heritage station building on Platform 2, December 2017
General information
Location	Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea, Victoria 3185 City of Port Phillip Australia
Coordinates	37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E / 37.8759°S 144.9951°E / -37.8759; 144.9951
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	9.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	RIP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-01)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Passengers
2005–2006	544,171[1]
2006–2007	582,849[1]  7.1%
2007–2008	614,903[1]  5.49%
2008–2009	675,480[2]  9.85%
2009–2010	718,704[2]  6.39%
2010–2011	708,724[2]  1.38%
2011–2012	659,004[2]  7.01%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	727,060[2]  10.32%
2014–2015	714,429[1]  1.73%
2015–2016	788,960[2]  10.43%
2016–2017	748,125[2]  5.17%
2017–2018	747,752[2]  0.04%
2018–2019	656,564[2]  12.19%
2019–2020	531,200[2]  19.09%
2020–2021	244,200[2]  54.02%
2021–2022	276,600[3]  13.26%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Balaclava towards Flinders Street Sandringham line Elsternwick towards Sandringham
Track layout Legend to Balaclava 1 2 Glen Eira Road to Elsternwick

Ripponlea railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ripponlea station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1912.^[4]

The station is located at the up (northern) end of the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with station access from Glen Eira Road, Oak Grove and Morres Street.