East Camberwell railway station explained

East Camberwell
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Sefton Place,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
Borough:City of Boroondara
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.8257°N 145.0683°W
Distance:11.08 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Line:
    Structure:Ground
    Platform:3 (1 island, 1 side)
    Tracks:3
    Parking:60
    Bicycle:Yes
    Rebuilt:8 November 1964
    Electrified:December 1922
    (1500 V DC overhead)
    Accessible:No—steep ramp
    Code:ECM
    Owned:VicTrack
    Operator:Metro Trains
    Zone:Myki Zone 1
    Status:Operational, unstaffed
    Other Services Header:Former services
    Other Services Collapsible:yes
    Website:Public Transport Victoria
    Map State:collapsed

    East Camberwell railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell in Victoria, Australia. East Camberwell is a ground level unstaffed station featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 14 May 1900, with the current station provided in 1986 following a fire.[1]

    A substation is located north-east of the station, along with a former works depot.[2]

    History

    East Camberwell station opened on 14 May 1900, and was originally the interchange station for the Deepdene Dasher service, which operated north along the Outer Circle line, that had originally opened in 1891.[3] Three platforms were provided; two high-level platforms for services on the Lilydale line, and a single low-level platform for services on the Outer Circle line. Steps were provided between all platforms, to enable passengers to change between services. Between 1915 and 1922, a signal box at the Melbourne (up) end was provided, to control the junction towards Riversdale (on today's Alamein line), as the three tracks through to Camberwell had been reduced to two, to allow the regrading works at Camberwell to proceed. On 9 October 1927, the Deepdene Dasher service was withdrawn, and the northern section of the Outer Circle line closed on 6 September 1943, when goods services to East Kew ended.[3] The low level platform was removed after World War II.[4]

    In 1964, the platforms on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines were rebuilt, when work to provide a third track between Camberwell and East Camberwell was carried out, with the southern platform converted into an island platform.[5] The track amplification work also removed the bridge that had carried the Lilydale and Belgrave lines over the Outer Circle line. In 1971, the third track was extended to Box Hill.[6]

    In 1981, the Edwardian timber station building on Platforms 1 and 2 was replaced with a brick structure, partly due to the perceived fire risk. However, on 12 August 1986, it was destroyed by fire,[1] [7] [8] and was replaced with the current open canopy.

    In 1990, actor and comedian Barry Humphries described the station as a "scrawled-on urine-reeking wasteland."[9]

    Platforms and services

    East Camberwell has an island platform with two faces and a side platform. All three platforms are linked by an underpass.

    It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave and Lilydale line services.[10] [11]

    Platform 1:

    Platform 2:

    Platform 3:

    External links

    Further reading

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: East Camberwell. vicsig.net. 18 February 2023.
    2. June 1986. Works. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 188.
    3. Book: Beardsell . David B . Herbert . Bruce . The Outer Circle: A History of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Railway . 1979 . Australian Railway Historical Society: Victorian Division. 0-85849-024-2.
    4. January 1987. The Ashy Dasher and the Deepdene Dasher. Adrian Dare. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 8.
    5. Web site: Victorian Railways: East Richmond to East Camberwell diagram 20' 66. Signal Diagrams and Photos. 2013-08-11.
    6. Book: SE Dornan & RG Henderson. Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. 80. 1979. 0-909459-06-1.
    7. News: Fire: 2 in court. 13 August 1986. 10. The Herald.
    8. News: Judge orders community work for men in fire case. 18 June 1988. 17. The Age.
    9. News: Locals defend their station against a Humphries bucket. Talbot. Danielle. 15 August 1990. 4. The Age.
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