Ashburton Station Platform

Ashburton railway station (station code: ASH) is on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. It is located between Welfare Parade and Kelvin Grove, Ashburton. It also lies adjacent to the thoroughfare of High Street, where it connects with several bus routes. It is located 14km from Flinders Street Station in the centre of Melbourne. Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ... The Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia (under the moniker Metlink). It is a universal ticket which allows commuters to ride on the citys trains, trams, and buses. ... Download high resolution version (850x638, 163 KB)Ashburton railway stations single platform in Melbourne, with a Connex Comeng train. ... Download high resolution version (850x638, 163 KB)Ashburton railway stations single platform in Melbourne, with a Connex Comeng train. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Ashburton is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Flinders Street Stations main entrance and dome. ...

The Alamein train line splits from one track to two just before Ashburton station, and as such the station only features a single bi-directional platform.

The first station on the Ashburton site opened on May 30, 1890, as part of the short-lived Outer Circle line. At the time, the railway station was called "Norwood", named after Norwood Road, the old name for Toorak Road. The station only had this name for a few months, and on December 12, 1890, the station was renamed Ashburton, named for Ashburton Terrace in County Cork, Ireland. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ...

Ashburton was part of the first section of the line to be opened. However, by 1893, the opposite end of the circle had closed, and on December 9, 1895, the stretch beyond Ashburton, connecting with Oakleigh closed. For a short period, this left the line to Ashburton (from Camberwell station) as the last remaining stretch. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Oakleigh Railway Station was opened in 1877. ... A city-bound Connex Comeng train arrives at platform 1 Camberwell railway station (station code: CAM) serves the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein railway lines in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Tracks converge, immediately north of Ashburton station

On May 1, 1897, Ashburton station closed, along with the line from Camberwell. However, after an outcry from the local community, it reopened, becoming the Ashburton line once again. It was electrified on October 30, 1924. It continued as the Ashburton line until June 28, 1948, when the line was extended 600m to Alamein, and became the Alamein line. Looking north at converging tracks at Ashburton railway station, Melbourne. ... Looking north at converging tracks at Ashburton railway station, Melbourne. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alamein station For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ...

Today, Ashburton is the only premium station on the Alamein line. This means that it is staffed from first to last train and has open toilet facilities. A walking trail has also been constructed along part of the old Outer Circle reservation, which allows people to follow part of the route through to Alamein station, and then several hundred metres beyond. A premium station is a railway station in Melbournes Metlink system that has: staff from first to last train who will sell you all ticket types and concession cards an enclosed waiting area open toilet facilities electronic, up-to-the-minute next train information The five City Loop stations...

A railway siding lies adjacent to the station, but this has been largely unused in recent years, due to lack of security, highlighted by a vandal attack on a train there in the 1990s. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the 9/11 attacks in 2001. ...