Riversdale railway station is located on the Alamein line in

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, Australia. It serves the eastern

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suburb of Camberwell, and it opened on 30 May 1890.

History

Riversdale station opened along with the first section of the Outer Circle line, and it was provisionally called Prospect Hill station, but has been named Riversdale since it opened. The name derives from the nearby Riversdale Road.Riversdale
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and Lilydale lines. Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Prospect Hill Road

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, located nearby in the Up direction of the station, in 1959. The level crossing at Riversdale Road, located at the Down end of the station, features unusual manually-operated boom gates which are controlled by a signal box, with arms that are divided into two sections, so as not to make contact with overhead

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wires. These boom barriers were provided in 1963, and replaced interlocked gates. In 1972, both platforms were extended at the Up end. Some trains terminate at Riversdale after morning and evening peaks and return to Camberwell for stabling.

Platforms and services

Riversdale has two

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s. It is serviced by

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' Alamein line services. Platform 1: * weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to Camberwell Platform 2: * all stations services to Alamein; terminating services

Transport links

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operates one route via Riversdale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: *: Box Hill station –

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operates one route via Riversdale station: *: Docklands ( Waterfront City) – Wattle Park

References

External links

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Melway map
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