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{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ivanhoe
| type = [[Public Transport Victoria|PTV]] [[commuter rail]] station
| style = Melbourne
| style2 = Hurstbridge
| image = Ivanhoe railway station Platform 1 (western view)(29 August 2024).jpg
| caption = Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
| address = Norman Street,<br />[[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] 3079
| borough = [[City of Banyule]]
| country = [[Australia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|-37.7689|145.0455|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}
| distance = 12.14 kilometres from<br />[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Hurstbridge|croute}}
| other = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus
| structure = Ground
| platform = 2 [[side platform|side]]
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = 297
| bicycle = 20
| opened = {{start date and age|1888|05|08|df=y}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = July 1921 (1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]])
| accessible = No—steep ramp
| code = IVA
| owned = [[VicTrack]]
| operator = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| zone = [[Myki]] Zone 1/2 overlap
| status = Operational, [[premium station]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers = {{Rail pass box|passengers = 902,766<ref name="patronage2005-2015">[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19] Department of Transport</ref>|pass_year = 2005–2006}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 933,457<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 3.39}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 1,017,071<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 8.95}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 984,827<ref name="patronage2008-2021">[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] Philip Mallis</ref>|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = -3.17}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 962,842<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = -2.23}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 989,020<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 2.71}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 888,999<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = -10.11}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2012–2013}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 837,151<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = -5.83}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 798,870<ref name=patronage2005-2015/>|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = -4.57}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 844,455<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 5.70}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 817,684<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = -3.17}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 673,680<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = -17.61}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 781,014<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 15.93}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 604,100<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -22.65}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 273,050<ref name=patronage2008-2021/>|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -54.80}}
{{Rail pass box|passengers = 319,750<ref name="patronage2021-2022">[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic</ref>|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 17.1}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line1=Hurstbridge|left1=Darebin|right1=Eaglemont|line2=Hurstbridge|note-mid2=Weekday peak express services|left2=Clifton Hill|right2=Heidelberg|to-right2=Hurstbridge}}
| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1101 Public Transport Victoria]
| route_map = {{Routemap
|inline=1
|legend=track
|map=
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PSTR(R)!~*1__align=l\PSTR(L)!~*2__align=r
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SKRZ-G2BUE\SKRZ-G2BUE~~ ~~ ~~{{small|''Marshall Street''}}
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| map_state = expanded
}}

'''Ivanhoe railway station''' is a [[commuter rail]]way station on the [[Hurstbridge line]], which is part of the [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne railway network]]. It serves the north-eastern suburb of [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], in [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia. Ivanhoe station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888.<ref name="vicsigivanhoe">{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Ivanhoe|title=Ivanhoe|website=vicsig.net|access-date=29 January 2023}}</ref>

==History==
Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between [[Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne|Collingwood]] and [[Heidelberg railway station|Heidelberg]] opened.<ref name=vicsigivanhoe/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel ''[[Ivanhoe]]'', written in 1820 by author [[Walter Scott|Sir Walter Scott]].<ref name="vpivanhoe">{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/ivanhoe|title=Ivanhoe|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=29 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=First|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-az-story-of-melbournes-suburbs/news-story/6f7611b7df20e55ad02f5e9615885e21|title=The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs|publisher=[[Herald Sun]]|date=7 January 2014|accessdate=29 January 2023}}</ref>

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was [[double-track railway|duplicated]].<ref name=vicsigivanhoe/> In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to [[Alphington railway station|Alphington]] was completed.<ref name=vicsigivanhoe/>

In 1960, [[boom barrier]]s replaced [[interlocking|interlocked gate]]s at the Marshall Street [[level crossing]], located nearby in the [[Rail directions#Up and down|down]] direction from the station.<ref name="somersaultjan90">{{cite magazine |date=January 1990 |title=Level Crossing Protection |first=John |last=Sinnatt |magazine=Somersault |publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria |pages=9–17}}</ref> The [[signal box]] controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time.<ref name=vicsigivanhoe/> In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.<ref name="newsrailsep79">{{cite magazine |date=September 1979 |title=Works |magazine=[[Newsrail]]|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=204}}</ref>

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a [[premium station]].<ref name="newsrailoct97">{{cite magazine |date=October 1997 |title=Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)|pages=303–315}}</ref>

==Facilities, platforms and services==
[[File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 2 PID (29 August 2024).jpg|thumb|A [[Passenger information system|PID]] on Platform 2 displaying a [[Hurstbridge railway station|Hurstbridge]]-bound service, August 2024]]
[[File:X'Trapolis 191M arrives at Ivanhoe railway station (29 August 2024).jpg|thumb|An [[X'Trapolis 100|X'Trapolis]] train on a [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]-bound service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024]]

Ivanhoe has two [[side platform]]s. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a [[footbridge]] immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by [[Hurstbridge line]] trains.<ref>{{cite PTV route|Hurstbridge|mode=train}}</ref>

'''Current'''
{| class="wikitable defaultcenter col1left"
! colspan="5" style="background:#{{rcr|Melbourne}};background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}); " |<span style="color:white;">Ivanhoe platform arrangement</span>
|-
!Platform
!Line
!Destination
!Service Type
|-
|'''1'''
|{{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}}
|[[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
|All stations and limited express services
|-
|'''2'''
|{{RouteBox|Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}|white}}
|[[Macleod railway station|Macleod]], [[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough]], [[Eltham railway station, Melbourne|Eltham]], [[Hurstbridge railway station|Hurstbridge]]
|All stations and limited express services
|}

==Transport links==
[[File:Ivanhoe railway station bus interchange (29 August 2024).jpg|thumb|The bus interchange on Norman Street with a 510 Kinetic Melbourne bus at the stop, August 2024]]
[[File:Ivanhoe railway station bus interchange medium size signage (29 August 2024).jpg|thumb|The bus interchange signage on Norman Street showing bus routes 510, 548 and 549, August 2024]]

[[Kinetic Melbourne]] operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
*{{color box|ed0277|'''510'''|white}}: to [[Essendon railway station|Essendon station]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|510}}</ref>

[[Ventura Bus Lines]] operates two routes via Ivanhoe station, under contract to [[Public Transport Victoria]]:
*{{color box|00acdd|'''548'''|white}}: [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]] – [[La Trobe University]] [[La Trobe University#Melbourne (Bundoora)|Bundoora campus]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|548}}</ref>
*{{color box|00a54f|'''549'''|white}}: to [[Northland Shopping Centre]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|549}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ivanhoe Railway Station.jpg|Westbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 2 (eastern view)(29 August 2024).jpg|Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station P1 and 2 (eastern view)(29 August 2024).jpg|Eastbound view of the station platforms, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 1 station building (29 August 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 1, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 2 station building (29 August 2024).jpg|Station building on Platform 2, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 2 building and entrance (29 August 2024).jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 2, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station Platform 1 building and entrance (29 August 2024).jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station pedestrian footbridge (29 August 2024).jpg|The north side of the pedestrian footbridge, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station pedestrian footbridge (2)(29 August 2024).jpg|The south side of the pedestrian footbridge, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station path and southern car park (29 August 2024).jpg|The southern car park and footpath to Marshall Street and Platform 1 building, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station car park, bike parking and PSO box (29 August 2024).jpg|The southern forecourt, PSO box and car park, August 2024
File:Ivanhoe railway station train entrance medium signage (29 August 2024).jpg|The southern side station entrance signage, August 2024
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=145.0455146076437&y=-37.76887726215824&l=13&mt=4 Melway map] at street-directory.com.au

{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Hurstbridge=y|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Premium Melbourne railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the City of Banyule]]

Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne - Revision history

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