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Jolimont railway station

Jolimont railway station

Railway station in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.[4]

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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.[5]

History

Jolimont station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line was provided between Princes Bridge and Collingwood.[4] Like the locality itself, the station was named after the French words 'joli mont',[6][7] which translates to 'pretty mount' in English. The name was believed to have been given by the French-Swiss wife of Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria's first Governor.[6][7]

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.[8]

In 1973, additional entrances and exits were provided.[9] In 1985, the station was renamed Jolimont MCG, and at the time it was noted that it was unique in that no advertising was permitted on the station site, according to the construction finance contract.[10]

In November 2015, extra shelter and seats were provided on both platforms.[11]

Platforms and services

Jolimont has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[12][13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Jolimont station:

  • Westbound view of Jolimont station in February 2013

References

  1. [1]
    Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. [2]
    Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. [3]
    Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. [4]
    "Jolimont". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. [5]
    Public Transport Melbourne Cricket Ground
  6. [6]
    "Jolimont". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. [7]
    First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  8. [8]
    At last, a plan to develop the Jolimont site Canberra Times 13 October 1981 page 2
  9. [9]
    "Way and Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1973. p. 54.
  10. [10]
    "Change of name", Newsrail, November 1985, page 114
  11. [11]
    "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 2016. p. 56.
  12. [12]
    "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. [13]
    "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. [14]
    "48 North Balwyn - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. [15]
    "75 Etihad Stadium Docklands - Vermont South". Public Transport Victoria.

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