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Hurstbridge line
The Hurstbridge line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's seventh longest metropolitan railway line at 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street Station in central Melbourne to Hurstbridge Station in the north-east, serving 28 stations via Clifton Hill, Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Diamond Creek. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Hurstbridge Line run with a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Sections of the Hurstbridge Line opened as early as 1888, with the line fully extended to Hurstbridge by 1912. The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburbs of Greensborough, Eltham, and Hurstbridge, amongst others.
Since the 2010s, due to the heavily utilised infrastructure of the Hurstbridge Line, significant improvements and upgrades have been made. An upgrade of the corridor from Heidelberg Station onwards began construction in 2016 and mostly completed by 2023, with improvements including the removal of level crossings, rebuilding stations, and the duplication of more than 4.5 km (2.8 mi) of track. Other works have included replacing sleepers, upgrading signalling technology, the introduction of new rolling stock, and station accessibility upgrades.
The first section of the Hurstbridge Line opened between Victoria Park (then named Collingwood) and Heidelberg in May 1888. At this time, the line was connected to other lines via a line from Royal Park to Clifton Hill, most of which comprised what was later known as the Inner Circle line. This connection was opened at the same time.
The section from Flinders Street to Victoria Park, was built later than the rest of the line, which was originally connected to the suburban system via the now-closed Inner Circle railway line. The section between Jolimont and West Richmond runs through two tunnels under a low ridge just east of the city, while the line from West Richmond to Victoria Park runs on an embankment that carries the line above numerous main roads and suburban side streets.
A more direct connection, between Princes Bridge and Victoria Park (as Collingwood was renamed at the same time) was opened in October 1901. In June the following year, the line was extended to Eltham, and ten years later (in June 1912) to Hurst's Bridge (now Hurstbridge). In 1912, the Mont Park branch line was built branching from Macleod to serve the newly built Mont Park Asylum. Also in 1912, the line between Westgarth and Alphington was duplicated.
In 1919, a branch line opened to the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill just after Fairfield. This 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) brought freight traffic into the mill for its 75-year lifespan, before its closure in 1994.
In April 1921, automatic signalling was implemented between Princes Bridge and Clifton Hill Station, and a few months later, the line (from Princes Bridge) was electrified to Heidelberg, followed by electrification to Eltham in April 1923, and Hurstbridge in August 1926. In September 1926, the single-track section between Clifton Hill and Westgarth was converted to Lever Locking and Track Control signalling, followed by Alphington Station to Heidelberg in June 1927.
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Hurstbridge line
The Hurstbridge line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's seventh longest metropolitan railway line at 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street Station in central Melbourne to Hurstbridge Station in the north-east, serving 28 stations via Clifton Hill, Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Diamond Creek. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Hurstbridge Line run with a two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Sections of the Hurstbridge Line opened as early as 1888, with the line fully extended to Hurstbridge by 1912. The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburbs of Greensborough, Eltham, and Hurstbridge, amongst others.
Since the 2010s, due to the heavily utilised infrastructure of the Hurstbridge Line, significant improvements and upgrades have been made. An upgrade of the corridor from Heidelberg Station onwards began construction in 2016 and mostly completed by 2023, with improvements including the removal of level crossings, rebuilding stations, and the duplication of more than 4.5 km (2.8 mi) of track. Other works have included replacing sleepers, upgrading signalling technology, the introduction of new rolling stock, and station accessibility upgrades.
The first section of the Hurstbridge Line opened between Victoria Park (then named Collingwood) and Heidelberg in May 1888. At this time, the line was connected to other lines via a line from Royal Park to Clifton Hill, most of which comprised what was later known as the Inner Circle line. This connection was opened at the same time.
The section from Flinders Street to Victoria Park, was built later than the rest of the line, which was originally connected to the suburban system via the now-closed Inner Circle railway line. The section between Jolimont and West Richmond runs through two tunnels under a low ridge just east of the city, while the line from West Richmond to Victoria Park runs on an embankment that carries the line above numerous main roads and suburban side streets.
A more direct connection, between Princes Bridge and Victoria Park (as Collingwood was renamed at the same time) was opened in October 1901. In June the following year, the line was extended to Eltham, and ten years later (in June 1912) to Hurst's Bridge (now Hurstbridge). In 1912, the Mont Park branch line was built branching from Macleod to serve the newly built Mont Park Asylum. Also in 1912, the line between Westgarth and Alphington was duplicated.
In 1919, a branch line opened to the Australian Paper Manufacturers paper mill just after Fairfield. This 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) brought freight traffic into the mill for its 75-year lifespan, before its closure in 1994.
In April 1921, automatic signalling was implemented between Princes Bridge and Clifton Hill Station, and a few months later, the line (from Princes Bridge) was electrified to Heidelberg, followed by electrification to Eltham in April 1923, and Hurstbridge in August 1926. In September 1926, the single-track section between Clifton Hill and Westgarth was converted to Lever Locking and Track Control signalling, followed by Alphington Station to Heidelberg in June 1927.