Ringwood East railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern

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suburb of

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. Ringwood East is an unstaffed status, ground structure station featuring one

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with two faces. The station opened on 18 May 1925, with the current single story station structure provided in 1975. On 30 June 1984, the current island platform was provided, as part of the

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of the line between Ringwood and

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. In that same year,

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s were provided at the Dublin Road

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, located nearby in the up direction of the station. On 29 July 2021, the

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announced that the level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail

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to be built underneath the road. The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. In May 2023, construction on the project began, with an expected completion date in mid-late 2024.

Platforms and services

Ringwood East has one

with two faces. The station is within

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ticketing Zone 2, and is located between Railway Avenue and Patterson Street in the centre of Ringwood East. The station also has 330

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spaces. It is serviced by

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' Lilydale line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations services to Lilydale

Transport links

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operates one bus route via Ringwood East station, under contract to

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: * : Ringwood –

Loop. Stops include Ringwood and

stations.

References

External links

*
Station information
at Metro
Route information
at PTV
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Lilydale=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1925 Railway stations in the City of Maroondah Ringwood, Victoria