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Edithvale
PTV commuter rail station
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, May 2022
General information
Location	Nepean Highway, Edithvale, Victoria 3196 City of Kingston Australia
Coordinates	38°02′17″S 145°06′31″E / 38.0380°S 145.1085°E / -38.0380; 145.1085
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	31.67 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	50
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	EDI
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	20 September 1919; 105 years ago (1919-09-20)
Rebuilt	1981 22 November 2021 (LXRP)
Electrified	August 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	282,891
2006–2007	302,980  7.1%
2007–2008	351,120  15.88%
2008–2009	398,524  13.5%
2009–2010	398,274  0.06%
2010–2011	422,494  6.08%
2011–2012	409,363  3.1%
2012–2013	Not measured
2013–2014	308,338  24.67%
2014–2015	292,894  5%
2015–2016	295,235  0.79%
2016–2017	288,462  2.29%
2017–2018	314,454  9.01%
2018–2019	303,950  3.34%
2019–2020	196,750  35.26%
2020–2021	104,700  46.78%
2021–2022	101,050  3.48%
2022–2023	168,750  66.99%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Aspendaletowards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Chelseatowards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Aspendale 12 to Chelsea

Edithvale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of the same name, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and opened on 20 September 1919. The current station was opened in 2021.

History

Edithvale station gets it name from Edithvale Road, itself named after a local farm, Edithvale Farm, which was established in the 1850s and owned by John and Edith Greves.

In its early years, a siding existed at the on the down side before Platform 2.

In 1978, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Edithvale Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were provided.

On 28 July 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Edithvale Road level crossing had been fast-tracked for grade separation by 2022. Construction started in 2020, with the former ground-level station closing on 25 July 2021 for demolition. As part of the project, the line was lowered into a trench, and the station rebuilt, along with Chelsea and Bonbeach stations. On 22 November of that year, the new below-ground station opened to passengers.

Platforms and services

Edithvale has two side platforms and is served by Frankston line trains.

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• SmartBus  902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Edithvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  706 : Mordialloc – Chelsea station (off-peak only)
•  858 : Edithvale – Aspendale Gardens

Gallery

• Former ground-level station building and entrance to Platform 2, November 2007

References

1. ^ 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. ^ 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
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5. "Edithvale". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
7. "Railway Station, Edithvale, Vic". Victorian Railways: Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria. Museum Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
8. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
9. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
10. "Station designs announced for Fast-tracked crossing removals for Chelsea". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
11. "Edithvale, Chelsea and Bonbeach – station closures". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
12. "Edithvale Road, Edithvale". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
13. "New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
14. "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
15. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
17. "706 Mordialloc SC - Chelsea Railway Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
18. "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1919
• Railway stations in the City of Kingston (Victoria)