Ripponlea railway station

Ripponlea
PTV commuter rail station
Heritage station building on Platform 2, December 2017
General information
Location	Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea, Victoria 3185 City of Port Phillip Australia
Coordinates	37°52′33″S 144°59′42″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	9.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	RIP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1912; 112 years ago (1912-05-01)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Passengers
2005–2006	544,171[1]
2006–2007	582,849[1]  7.1%
2007–2008	614,903[1]  5.49%
2008–2009	675,480[2]  9.85%
2009–2010	718,704[2]  6.39%
2010–2011	708,724[2]  1.38%
2011–2012	659,004[2]  7.01%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	727,060[2]  10.32%
2014–2015	714,429[1]  1.73%
2015–2016	788,960[2]  10.43%
2016–2017	748,125[2]  5.17%
2017–2018	747,752[2]  0.04%
2018–2019	656,564[2]  12.19%
2019–2020	531,200[2]  19.09%
2020–2021	244,200[2]  54.02%
2021–2022	276,600[3]  13.26%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Balaclava towards Flinders Street Sandringham line Elsternwick towards Sandringham
Track layout to Balaclava 1 2 Glen Eira Road to Elsternwick

Ripponlea railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ripponlea station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1912.[4]

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

Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912, 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.[5][6]

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing,[7] with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.[4]

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.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

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

•  623 : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda[9]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Ripponlea station:

• : Melbourne University – Carnegie[10]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005
• 
  Northbound view of the station buildings and platforms, November 2021
• 
  Station building 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. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Ripponlea". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
5. "Ripponlea". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
7. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
8. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "623 Glen Waverley - St Kilda via Mount Waverley & Chadstone & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "67 Melbourne University - Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au