Hurstbridge railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Hurstbridge line in

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. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of

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, and opened on 25 June 1912 as Hurst's Bridge. It was renamed Hurstbridge on 9 December of that year.

History

Hurstbridge station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line was extended from

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local settler, Henry Hurst, who built a

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across the Diamond Creek to access a property named "''Allwood''". In 1957, a

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service between Eltham and Hurstbridge was withdrawn. In 1962, a siding that operated to a

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was abolished.

Accidents and incidents

On 16 February 1973, Tait trailer carriage 202T was destroyed by a fire while stabled in No. 1 road. On 9 April 1983, Comeng motor carriage 315M and Tait motor carriage 472M were destroyed by a fire whilst at the station. Both cars were later scrapped. Shortly before 2:00 a.m. on 11 November 2015, X'Trapolis train set 927M-1664T-928M derailed, following an unauthorised movement from the

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, resulting in collisions with various items of infrastructure and another train. On 1 June 2016, a former

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worker pleaded guilty to causing the incident, along with lighting two fires at

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in 2015, which damaged or destroyed heritage train carriages, including a historical

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EMU.

Platforms and services

Hurstbridge has one platform. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Transport Links

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operates one route to and from Hurstbridge station, under contract to

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: * : to Greensborough station

Gallery

File:Hurstbridge.jpg, Northbound view in November 2008

References

External links

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Melway map
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