Ashburton railway station, Melbourne

Ashburton railway station is located on the Alamein line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ashburton, and opened on 30 May 1890 as Norwood. It was renamed Ashburton on 12 December of that year.

Ashburton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in June 2004
General information
LocationWelfare Parade,
Ashburton, Victoria 3147
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°51′43″S 145°04′53″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance15.39 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking170
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeASH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890 (1890-05-30)
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorwood (1890)
Passengers
2005–2006266,850
2006–2007283,793 6.34%
2007–2008294,485 3.76%
2008–2009295,785 0.44%
2009–2010303,425 2.58%
2010–2011307,057 1.19%
2011–2012286,560 6.67%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014289,348 0.97%
2014–2015284,345 1.72%
2015–2016313,000 10.07%
2016–2017295,769 5.5%
2017–2018291,198 1.54%
2018–2019299,050 2.69%
2019–2020239,200 20.01%
2020–2021100,200 58.11%
2021–2022109,450 9.23%
2022–2023168,550 53.99%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Burwood Alamein line Alamein
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Burwood
towards Fairfield
  Continued beyond Alamein as the Outer Circle line   Waverley Road
towards Oakleigh
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Immediately north of the station, the double track becomes single for the rest of the section to Alamein.

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