Jolimont railway station

Jolimont railway station is located on the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines in Victoria, Australia, serving the inner Melbourne suburb of East Melbourne. It opened on 21 October 1901.[2] The original timber station building was manufactured in England in 1899. In the late 1920s, it was sold and re-erected in Canberra, on the site of the present Jolimont Centre. After being damaged by fire, it was demolished in 1977.[3]

Jolimont
Westbound view in August 2016
Location	Wellington Parade, East Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°48′59″S 144°58′58″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge Mernda
Distance	2.91 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Host station
Station code	JLI
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2008-2009	0.590 million[1]
2009-2010	0.619 million[1]  4.92%
2010-2011	0.723 million[1]  16.8%
2011-2012	0.757 million[1]  4.7%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.803 million[1]  6.08%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Parliament One-way operation Mernda line West Richmond towards Mernda Flinders Street Terminus Hurstbridge line West Richmond towards Hurstbridge Parliament One-way operation

Jolimont is one of two closest stations to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG, extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.[4]

Additional entrances and exits were provided in 1973.[5] In 1985, it was renamed Jolimont MCG, and at the time it was noted that the station was unique in that no advertising was permitted on the station site, according to the construction finance contract.[6]

Extra shelter and seats were provided on both platforms in November 2015.[7]

Platforms & services

Jolimont has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge and Mernda line trains.[8][9]

Platform 1:

• Hurstbridge line: services to Flinders Street
• Mernda line: services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Hurstbridge
• Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Mernda

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Jolimont station;

• 48: Balwyn North – Victoria Harbour[10]
• 75: Docklands Stadium – Vermont South[11]

Gallery

• 
  Black and white image of Jolimont station

References

1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
2. Jolimont Vicsig
3. At last, a plan to develop the Jolimont site Canberra Times 13 October 1981 page 2
4. Public Transport Melbourne Cricket Ground
5. "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1973. p. 54.
6. "Change of name", Newsrail, November 1985, page 114
7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 56.
8. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "48 North Balwyn - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Media related to Jolimont railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway