Ringwood railway station, Melbourne
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Ringwood railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood in Victoria, Australia. Ringwood is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2016.<ref name="vicsigringwood">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The original single story brick station buildings, located on Platform 3, are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and today function as the ticket and staff offices. The station was reopened in January 2016 as part of a multimillion dollar redevelopment of the Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood Town Square and Railway Place.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Ringwood station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.<ref name=vicsigringwood/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Ringwood in Hampshire, England.<ref name="vpringwood">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1926, a signal box was provided at the station, and was located on Platforms 1 and 2.<ref name=vicsigringwood/> It has since been relocated to the bus interchange. Signals are now controlled from within the station building on Platform 3.
Stabling sidings are located at the down end of the station. The sidings closest to the Lilydale line were provided in 1973, and were extended in 1978,<ref name=vicsigringwood/> whilst in 1979, the sidings closest to the Belgrave line and the former Bedford Road level crossing were provided.<ref name="newsrailoct79">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In order to construct these sidings, the Belgrave line was temporarily slewed.<ref name=newsrailoct79/>
In 1982, duplication of the line to Bayswater was provided,<ref name=vicsigringwood/> with duplication of the line to Croydon occurring in 1984.<ref name=vicsigringwood/>
In 1994, siding "A" was abolished.<ref name=vicsigringwood/> On 31 July 1996, Ringwood was upgraded to a premium station.<ref name="newsrailoct97">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1999, a major signalling project took place at the station.<ref name="signalproject">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The project included new sets of points to replace existing ones, upgrading of all signals and a new back platform constructed (Platform 1).<ref name=signalproject/><ref name="newsrailaug99">Template:Cite journal</ref> Prior to the project, the track on the Platform 1 side was used as a siding, which continued to the Wantirna Road bridge.
In 2015, Ringwood was upgraded as part of the Eastland Shopping Centre 2015–2016 expansion (Stage 5), with the $66 million project completed in January 2016. The work included a new concourse, the provision of lifts, a reconfigured bus interchange, CCTV and heritage work on the station buildings.<ref>Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Template:Webarchive Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure</ref><ref>Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria</ref> The station buildings themselves were not significantly altered, as they are heritage listed.<ref>Ringwood Railway Station Template:Webarchive On my Doorstep</ref>
Incidents and accidents
In February 1908, EE class steam locomotive 478 overran the buffer stops at the Wantirna Road siding, derailed and toppled down the embankment, ending up level with the road.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 29 January 1969, L Class electric loco L1157 ran away, crashing through the same buffer stops, and stopping with its front bogie dangling over Wantirna Road.<ref name="collections">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 16 October 1989, a Comeng and a Hitachi train set collided 500m east of the station, near the Bedford Road level crossing.<ref name="age17oct89">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="herald16oct89">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="sun17oct89">Template:Cite news</ref> The collision occurred on a bend when the 07:11 train from Belgrave, led by Comeng 589M, collided with the rear of the 07:13 train from Upper Ferntree Gully, which was stationary at the time, derailing the Comeng train. 10 injuries were reported.<ref name=age17oct89/><ref name=herald16oct89/><ref name=sun17oct89/>
On 7 December 1992, a Comeng set overshot the same siding as in the 1908 accident, with leading car 392M crashing into and stopping on top of the buffers, near the edge of the Wantirna Road bridge.<ref name="age8dec92">Template:Cite news</ref>
On 12 May 2010, an X'Trapolis 100 set ran off the end of the tracks and into a fence in the Ringwood stabling yard.<ref>One of Metro's newest trains crashes through fence at Ringwood Template:Webarchive Herald Sun</ref>
Facilities, platforms and services
Ringwood is served by Belgrave and Lilydale line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref> It has one island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) and one side platform (Platform 3). Platform 3 and the concourse feature customer service windows, with Platforms 1 and 2 having a semi-enclosed waiting area. Platform 3 and the concourse also have toilets, with a kiosk located on Platforms 1 and 2. All platforms are accessible via ramps, stairs and lifts. The bus interchange is located outside Platform 3.
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type | Notes |
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Flinders Street, Belgrave, Lilydale | City Loop | All stations and limited express services | Shuttle servies to Belgrave and Lilydale depart from this platform during night network and weekend mornings. |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Flinders Street, Belgrave, Lilydale | City Loop | All stations and limited express services | Shuttle servies to Belgrave and Lilydale depart from this platform during night network and weekend mornings. |
| 3 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Mooroolbark, Lilydale, Upper Ferntree Gully, Belgrave | All stations and limited express services | Mooroolbark and Upper Ferntree Gully services only operate during weekday peaks. |
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates six bus routes via Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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- Template:Color box: to Mitcham station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: to Croydon station (via Burnt Bridge Shopping Centre)<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Color box: to Croydon station (service via Ringwood East Station)<ref name=":0" />
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Frankston station – Melbourne Airport<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one bus route to and from Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes to and from Ringwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
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- Template:Color box: to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre<ref name="ptv679">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Template:Color box: to Chadstone Shopping Centre<ref name="ptv742">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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V/Line operates one road coach service via Ringwood station:
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Gallery
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Westbound view looking over station platforms, May 2014, prior to the station upgrade -
North-east bound view from Platform 2,
December 2017
References
External links
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