Jolimont railway station

Jolimont railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner eastern Melbourne suburb of East Melbourne, and opened on 21 October 1901.

Jolimont
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view in August 2016
General information
Other namesJolimont-MCG
LocationWellington Parade,
East Melbourne, Victoria 3002
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance2.91 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeJLI
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901 (1901-10-21)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006488,931
2006–2007519,975  6.34%
2007–2008564,525  8.56%
2008–2009590,337  4.57%
2009–2010618,841  4.82%
2010–2011722,854  16.8%
2011–2012756,993  4.72%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014802,590  6.02%
2014–2015850,120  5.92%
2015–2016922,543  8.51%
2016–20171,021,923  10.77%
2017–20181,031,754  0.96%
2018–20191,096,741  6.29%
2019–2020787,850  28.16%
2020–2021358,650  54.47%
2021–2022473,600  32.05%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Flinders Street
Terminus
 Mernda line West Richmond
towards Mernda
Parliament
One-way operation
Flinders Street
Terminus
 Hurstbridge line West Richmond
towards Hurstbridge
Parliament
One-way operation
 West Richmond
towards Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham or Hurstbridge
Track layout
to Flinders Street
to Parliament
1
2
to West Richmond

Jolimont is one of two stations that are close to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG, extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.

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