Ormond railway station is located on the

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Ormond, and opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was renamed Ormond on 1 September 1897.

History

Ormond station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to

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. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after

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, a grazier and

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in religion and education. Ormond was later elected to the

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in 1882 as a member of the Legislative Council. In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic. A

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at the station was removed in that same year. In 1968,

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s replaced interlocked gates at the former North Road

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, which was located at the down end of the station. In 1974, all interlocking at the station was abolished. Also in that year, an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

and a

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for services operating in the down direction was provided. On 28 June 1987, the up face of the former surface-level island platform was brought into use. On 4 May 2010, as part of the ''2010/2011 State Budget'', $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Ormond to a

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, along with nineteen others. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government. In May 2014, the

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announced a grade separation project to remove the North Road level crossing, requiring the station to be rebuilt. 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

Ormond has one

with two faces and one

. In the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services use Platform 2. The station is served by

trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown; all stations services to Frankston Platform 3: * morning peak-hour all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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operates two bus routes via Ormond station, under contract to

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: * :

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* : Elwood –

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Clayton Campus

Gallery

File:Ormond Railway Station.jpg, Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3 in June 2014, prior to its 2016 rebuild File:Ormondstationentrance2021.jpg, Station front and entrance, October 2021

References

External links

Melway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Frankston=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1881 Railway stations in the City of Glen Eira