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Ormond railway station

Ormond
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2016
General information
Location	Newham Grove, Ormond, Victoria 3204 City of Glen Eira Australia
Coordinates	37°54′12″S 145°02′22″E / 37.9032°S 145.0395°E / -37.9032; 145.0395
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	14.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	153
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	OMD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)
Closed	25 March 2016
Rebuilt	November–December 1974 28 June 1987 29 August 2016 (LXRP)
Electrified	June 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	North Road (1881-1897)
Passengers
2005–2006	654,307[1]
2006–2007	714,822[1]  9.24%
2007–2008	770,937[1]  7.85%
2008–2009	823,896[2]  6.86%
2009–2010	871,154[2]  5.73%
2010–2011	869,491[2]  0.19%
2011–2012	803,239[2]  7.61%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	806,196[2]  0.36%
2014–2015	769,628[1]  4.53%
2015–2016	522,700[2]  32.08%
2016–2017	643,323[2]  23.07%
2017–2018	824,199[2]  28.11%
2018–2019	766,372[2]  7.01%
2019–2020	528,350[2]  31.05%
2020–2021	265,150[2]  49.81%
2021–2022	288,800[3]  8.91%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Glen Huntly towards WerribeeorWilliamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line McKinnon towards Frankston
Track layout Legend toGlen Huntly 1 3 2 toMcKinnon

Ormond railway station is located on the Frankston lineinVictoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Ormond, and opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was renamed Ormond on 1 September 1897.^[4]

History[edit]

Ormond station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.^[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Francis Ormond, a grazier and philanthropist in religion and education.^[5] Ormond was later elected to the Parliament of Victoria in 1882 as a member of the Legislative Council.

In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic.^[4]Asiding at the station was removed in that same year.^[4]

In 1968, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former North Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.^[4] In 1974, all interlocking at the station was abolished.^[4] Also in that year, an island platform and a side platform for services operating in the down direction was provided.^[4]

On 28 June 1987, the up face of the former surface-level island platform was brought into use.^[6]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Ormond to a premium station, along with nineteen others.^[7][8] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.^[9]

In May 2014, the Victorian Government announced a grade separation project to remove the North Road level crossing, requiring the station to be rebuilt.^[10] On 25 March 2016, the station temporarily closed, to allow its demolition and rebuilding below ground level. On 29 August of that year, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms and services[edit]

Ormond has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Until 2023, in the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services used Platform 2.

Following the re-construction of Glen Huntly station in July 2023, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, while Platform 2 is not regularly used and non-stopping express trains pass the platform in the peak hour.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[11]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

• No services stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.

Platform 3:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links[edit]

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Ormond station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  625 : Elsternwick – Chadstone Shopping Centre^[12]
•  630 : Elwood – Monash University Clayton Campus^[13]

Gallery[edit]

• 
  Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3, June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild
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  Station concourse and entrance, October 2021

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Melway map