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Eaglemont
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station buildings, May 2014
General information
Location	Silverdale Road, Eaglemont, Victoria 3084 City of Banyule Australia
Coordinates	37°45′50″S 145°03′14″E / 37.7638°S 145.0538°E / -37.7638; 145.0538
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	13.09 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	42
Bicycle facilities	5
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	EGT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 May 1926; 98 years ago (1926-05-01)
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	178,664
2006–2007	197,898  10.76%
2007–2008	217,369  9.83%
2008–2009	216,022  0.61%
2009–2010	218,126  0.97%
2010–2011	217,663  0.21%
2011–2012	198,368  8.86%
2012–2013	Not measured
2013–2014	181,986  8.25%
2014–2015	175,354  3.64%
2015–2016	180,675  3.03%
2016–2017	174,219  3.57%
2017–2018	144,409  17.11%
2018–2019	164,497  13.91%
2019–2020	128,000  22.18%
2020–2021	50,550  60.5%
2021–2022	58,550  15.82%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ivanhoetowards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Heidelbergtowards Hurstbridge
Track layout Legend to Ivanhoe 12 to Heidelberg

Eaglemont railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Eaglemont, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Eaglemont station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1926.

History

Eaglemont station, like the suburb itself, was named after Mount Eagle, a property that was acquired in 1838 by Thomas Walker, who became a representative of the District of Port Phillip in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1843 and 1845. Walker later sold the property to John Browne, father of author Rolf Boldrewood.

In 1949, the railway line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated. In 1979, the present station building on Platform 2 was provided.

Platforms and services

Eaglemont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

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. ^ "Eaglemont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
5. ^ "Eaglemont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1979. p. 204.
8. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Media related to Eaglemont railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1926
• Railway stations in the City of Banyule