Ringwood East railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Ringwood East

PTV commuter rail station

Eastbound view of Platform 1 under construction, July 2024

General information
Location| Railway Avenue,
Ringwood East, Victoria 3135
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates| 37°48′43″S 145°14′59″E﻿ / ﻿37.81195°S 145.24969°E﻿ / -37.81195; 145.24969
Owned by| VicTrack
Operated by| Metro Trains
Line(s)| Lilydale
Distance| 27.76 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms| 2 side
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Bus
Construction
Structure type| Below ground
Parking| 460
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes — step free access
Other information
Status| Operational, unstaffed
Station code| RWE
Fare zone| Myki Zone 2
Website| Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened| 18 May 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-18)
Rebuilt| 1975
30 June 1984
8 July 2024 (LXRP)
Electrified| November 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006| 324,863[1]
2006–2007| 352,063[1] 8.37%
2007–2008| 425,013[1] 20.72%
2008–2009| 385,880[2] 9.2%
2009–2010| 385,573[2] 0.07%
2010–2011| 418,303[2] 8.48%
2011–2012| 387,010[2] 7.48%
2012–2013| Not measured[2]
2013–2014| 402,636[2] 4.03%
2014–2015| 407,041[1] 1.09%
2015–2016| 457,004[2] 12.27%
2016–2017| 416,834[2] 8.78%
2017–2018| 443,363[2] 6.36%
2018–2019| 460,250[2] 3.8%
2019–2020| 369,900[2] 19.63%
2020–2021| 140,600[2] 61.99%
2021–2022| 133,050[3] 5.36%
2022–2023| 206,700[3] 55.35%
Services
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Ringwood

towards Flinders Street

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towards Lilydale

Ringwood

Terminus

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Shuttle services

Track layout

Legend

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Ringwood East railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood East in Victoria, Australia. Ringwood East is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms, connected by a ground level concourse. It opened on 18 May 1925, with the current station provided in 2024.[4]

## History

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In 1975, the former ground-level station building were provided.[5][6]

On 30 June 1984, an island platform was provided, as part of the duplication of the line between Ringwood and Croydon.[7][4] In that same year, boom barriers were provided at the former Dublin Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the up direction of the station.[7][8]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail trench to be built underneath the road.[9][10][11] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station.[9][10] In May 2023, construction on the project began.[12]

On 24 May 2024, Dublin Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated. At the same night, the old ground-level Ringwood East station was closed and demolished. Initially, Ringwood East station was originally scheduled to open to passengers on 5 July 2024.[13][14][15][16] However, the opening was delayed and postponed to 8 July.[17][18]

## Platforms and services

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Ringwood East has two side platforms. The station is within Myki ticketing Zone 2,[19] and is located between Railway Avenue and Patterson Street in the centre of Ringwood East. The station also has 330 car parking spaces.[4]

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[20]

Platform 1:

* Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood

Platform 2:

* Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale

## Transport links

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Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Ringwood East station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

* 380 : Ringwood – Croydon Loop. Stops include Ringwood and Croydon stations.[21]

## Gallery

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* Former ground level station building and entrance to platforms, October 2005

* Eastbound view from former ground level
Platform 1, April 2024

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. ^ a b c "Ringwood East". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
5. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1975. p. 265.
6. ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1975. p. 291.
7. ^ a b Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill - Lilydale to Belgrave" (PDF). SRS Showday Tour Notes. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2009. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
9. ^ a b "Dublin Road, Ringwood East". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
10. ^ a b "10 more level crossings to go by 2025". Victoria's Big Build. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
11. ^ "Belgrave and Lilydale lines level crossing removal fact sheet". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
12. ^ "Level crossing removal works kick off in Croydon and Ringwood". Victoria's Big Build. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
13. ^ "Super charging works to say goodbye to Dublin Road level crossing". Victoria's Big Build. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
14. ^ "Dublin Road – May to July major construction blitz". Victoria’s Big Build. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
15. ^ "Ringwood East works blitz kicks off with a bang". Victoria’s Big Build. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
16. ^ "Lilydale Line trains return on Friday 5 July". Victoria's Big Build. 27 June 2024. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
17. ^ "Ringwood East Station opens on Monday 8 July 2024". Public Transport Victoria. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
18. ^ "New Ringwood East Station open". Public Transport Victoria. 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
19. ^ "Ringwood East Station". Metro Trains Melbourne. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
20. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
21. ^ "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.

## External links

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* Media related to Ringwood East railway station at Wikimedia Commons
* Station information at Metro
* Route information at PTV
* Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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