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.[6]

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
AccessibleYes—step free access
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)
Passengers
2005-2006544,171[1]
2006-2007582,849[1] Increase 7.1%
2007-2008614,903[1] Increase 5.49%
2008-2009675,000[2] Increase 9.77%
2009-2010719,000[2] Increase 6.52%
2010-2011709,000[2] Decrease 1.39%
2011-2012659,000[2] Decrease 7.05%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014727,000[2] Increase 10.32%
2014-2015714,429[1] Decrease 1.72%
2015-2016788,960[3] Increase 10.43%
2016-2017746,076[3] Decrease 5.44%
2017-2018747,752[3] Increase 0.22%
2018-2019656,550[4] Decrease 12.2%
2019-2020531,200[4] Decrease 19.1%
2020-2021416,700[4] Decrease 21.55%
2021–2022276,600[5] Decrease 33.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Balaclava
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Elsternwick
towards Sandringham

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.

History

Opening on 1 May 1912, Ripponlea station, like the suburb itself, was named after the Rippon Lea Estate, which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of Parliament for the Victorian Legislative Council between 1874-1880 and 1882-1901, and a Senator for Victoria between 1901-1903.[7][8]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.[6]

Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two side platforms. 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.

It is served by Sandringham line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[10]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

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

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
  4. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  5. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  6. "Ripponlea". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. "Ripponlea". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
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