Ripponlea railway station is a

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way station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Ripponlea station is a ground level

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, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 May 1912. The station is located at the up (northern) end of the Glen Eira Road

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, with station access from Glen Eira Road, Oak Grove and Morres Street.

History

Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912, like the suburb itself, it was named after the ''

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'', which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of

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for the

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between 1874–1880 and 1882–1901, and a

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for Victoria between 1901 and 1903. In 1960,

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s replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with the

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protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.

Platforms and services

Ripponlea has two

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s. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. There is a

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immediately south of the station buildings, which connects the two platforms, and allows pedestrians to cross the railway tracks. It is served by Sandringham line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates one bus route via Ripponlea station, under contract to

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: * : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda

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operates one route via Ripponlea station: * :

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– Carnegie

Gallery

File:Ripponlea railway station, Melbourne b.jpg, Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005 File:Ripponleastation2.jpg, Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
November 2021 Ripponlea Railway Station heritage building b.jpg, Station at night

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Sandringham=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1912 Railway stations in the City of Port Phillip