Ripponlea railway station

Ripponlea
PTV commuter rail station
Ripponlea station, 2021
General information
LocationGlen Eira Road,
Ripponlea, Victoria 3185
City of Port Phillip
Australia
Coordinates37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E / 37.8759°S 144.9951°E / -37.8759; 144.9951
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance9.83 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Melbourne tram route 67 Tram
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
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 (28 May 1919)
Passengers
2005–2006544,171[1]
2006–2007582,849[1] Increase 7.1%
2007–2008614,903[1] Increase 5.49%
2008–2009675,480[2] Increase 9.85%
2009–2010718,704[2] Increase 6.39%
2010–2011708,724[2] Decrease 1.38%
2011–2012659,004[2] Decrease 7.01%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014727,060[2] Increase 10.32%
2014–2015714,429[1] Decrease 1.73%
2015–2016788,960[2] Increase 10.43%
2016–2017748,125[2] Decrease 5.17%
2017–2018747,752[2] Decrease 0.04%
2018–2019656,564[2] Decrease 12.19%
2019–2020531,200[2] Decrease 19.09%
2020–2021244,200[2] Decrease 54.02%
2021–2022276,600[3] Increase 13.26%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Balaclava
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Elsternwick
towards Sandringham
Track layout
to Balaclava
1
2
Glen Eira Road
to Elsternwick
Location

Ripponlea railway station is a commuter railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened on 1 May 1912, the station complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4][5] The station is named after, and serves, the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea. Ripponlea station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms.[4] The railway station is accessible, with step free access provided.[6]

Ripponlea railway station is served by the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network.[7] The station also connects to services on tram route 67 and bus route 623.[8][9] The journey to Southern Cross railway station is approximately 9.83 kilometres (6.11 mi) and takes 12 minutes.[4]

Description

Ripponlea station is located in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is owned by the state government agency VicTrack and operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.[10] The station is approximately 9.83 kilometres (6.11 mi), or a 12-minute journey, away from Southern Cross station.[4] Its adjacent stations are Balaclava station up towards Melbourne and Elsternwick station down towards Sandringham.[7]

The station consists of two side platforms for a total of two platform edges. Platform 1 has a large timber building, with a smaller timber building on Platform 2. Both buildings are cladded with weatherboard. The platforms also have cantilevered verandahs.[5] There is a timber footbridge immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks.[11][12]

The station is largely the same as when it was built, as minimal changes were made to the complex.[5] There is no car parking available at the station. Ripponlea station is accessible and compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, as step free access is provided. It is a host station, which means that it is staffed only during the morning peak.[6]

History

A railway station at Glen Eira Road was proposed in 1904, which would become Ripponlea station.[13] Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912 on the then-Brighton line between Balaclava and Elsternwick stations.[14] Like the suburb itself, it 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 and 1903.[15][16]

On 16 December 1917, three-position signalling was provided.[4] Electrification to the station with 1500 V DC overhead wires was provided on 28 May 1919.[17][18] In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing,[19] with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.[4] In 1980, all of the semaphore signals at Ripponlea were replaced with light signals.[4] Pedestrian gates were provided at the Glen Eira Road level crossing in August 1992.[4]

Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two side platforms with two platform faces. It is served by Sandringham line trains. The Sandringham line runs from Flinders Street station to Sandringham station.[7] As part of the opening of the Metro Tunnel, a reconfiguration of Melbourne's railway network is planned. This will involve Sandringham line services through-running with Werribee and Williamstown line services.[20]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ripponlea station has one tram connection and one bus connection. Tram route 67, operated by Yarra Trams, runs from Melbourne University to Carnegie and is operated from Brighton Road.[21][8] Bus route 623, operated by CDC Melbourne, runs from Glen Waverley station to St Kilda and is operated from Glen Eira Road.[22][9]

Trams

  • : Melbourne University – Carnegie[8]

Buses

  •  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[9]
  • Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
    Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
  • Station building and entrance to Platform 1, November 2021
    Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
    November 2021
  • Station at night
    Station at night

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ripponlea". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Ripponlea Railway Station Complex". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Access Guide". Metro Trains Melbourne. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Ripponlea". Metro Trains Melbourne. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  11. ^ "The Railways. Rippon Lea Station". The Argus (Melbourne). 29 April 1912. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Ripponlea Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Proposed Station at Glen Eira Road". The Argus (Melbourne). 19 July 1904. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Ripponlea Station". The Herald. 1 May 1912. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Ripponlea". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Electrification". The Age. 24 May 1919. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Sandringham Line". Vicsig. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  19. ^ Sinnatt, John (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  20. ^ "Services when the Metro tunnel opens". Daniel Bowen. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Route 67 - Yarra Trams". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Victoria East bus timetables & maps". CDC Victoria. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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