Hurstbridge railway station

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Hurstbridge railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Hurstbridge, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hurstbridge station is a ground level host station, featuring a single platform. It opened on 25 June 1912.<ref name="vicsighurstbridge">Template:Cite web</ref>

Initially opened as Hurst's Bridge, the station was given its current name of Hurstbridge on 9 December 1912.<ref name="vicsighurstbridge">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line was extended from Eltham.<ref name=vicsighurstbridge/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local settler, Henry Hurst, who built a log bridge across the Diamond Creek to access a property named Allwood.<ref name="vphurstbridge">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1957, a goods train service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn.<ref name=vicsighurstbridge/> In 1962, a siding that operated to a cool store was abolished.<ref name=vicsighurstbridge/>

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road.<ref name="newsrailapr73">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station.<ref name="theage">Template:Cite news</ref> Both cars were later scrapped.<ref name="vicsig315m">Template:Cite web</ref>

Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train set 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the yard, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train.<ref name="collision">Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 June 2016, a former Metro Trains' worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at Newport Workshops in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical Swing Door EMU.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Platforms and services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Dysons operates one bus route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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