Ripponlea railway station

Ripponlea railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea, and opened on 1 May 1912.[1]

Ripponlea
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view, November 2021
General information
LocationGlen Eira Road,
Ripponlea, Victoria 3185
City of Port Phillip
Australia
Coordinates37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance9.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeRIP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 May 1912 (1912-05-01)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Balaclava
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Elsternwick
towards Sandringham
Track layout
to Balaclava
1
2
Glen Eira Road
to Elsternwick

It 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. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. There is a footbridge immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms, and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks.

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing in 1960. The signal box was also abolished during that time.[1]

Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two side platforms. It is served by Sandringham line trains.[2]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Ripponlea station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[3]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

  • Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
  • Station front and entrance to Platform 1, November 2021

References
  1. Ripponlea Vicsig
  2. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  3. "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
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