Ivanhoe station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Ivanhoe, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ivanhoe station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888.
History Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg opened. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.
In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated. In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to Alphington was completed.
In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station. The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time. In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.
On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station.
Facilities, platforms and services
Ivanhoe has two side platforms. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a footbridge immediately west of the station buildings.
The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.
Ivanhoe platform arrangementPlatformLineDestinationService TypeSource1Flinders StreetAll stations and limited express services2Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham or HurstbridgeAll stations and limited express services
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: : to Essendon station
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: : Kew – La Trobe University Bundoora campus : to Northland Shopping Centre
References
External links Melway map at street-directory.com.au