Jolimont railway station is a

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way station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-eastern suburb of East Melbourne, in

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, Victoria, Australia. Jolimont station is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 October 1901. Jolimont is one of two stations that are close to the

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(MCG), the other being Richmond. During events at the MCG, extra exit gates are open to reduce crowding.

History

Jolimont station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line was provided between

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and Collingwood. Like the locality itself, the station was named after the French words 'joli mont', which translates to 'pretty mount' in English. The name was believed to have been given by the French-

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wife of Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria's first

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. The original timber station building was manufactured in

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in 1899. In the late 1920s, it was sold and re-erected in

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, on the site of the present Jolimont Centre. After being damaged by fire, it was demolished in 1977. In 1973, additional entrances and exits were provided. In 1985, the station was renamed Jolimont MCG, and at the time it was noted that it was unique in that no advertising was permitted on the station site, according to the construction finance contract. In November 2015, extra shelter and seats were provided on both platforms.

Platforms and services

Jolimont has two

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s. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains. Platform 1: * services to Flinders Street * services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to

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, Epping and Mernda * all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough,

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and Hurstbridge

Transport links

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operates two routes via Jolimont station: * : North Balwyn –

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( Docklands) * : Vermont South – Central Pier (Docklands)

Gallery

File:Jolimont station b&w.jpg, Black and white image of Jolimont station. Westbound view of Jolimont station platforms and buildings, February 2013 File:Jolimont station.jpg, Westbound view of Jolimont station and platforms with views of

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, February 2013 Jolimont railway station August 2016.jpg, Westbound view of station platforms and buildings with partial views of Melbourne CBD, August 2016

References

External links

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{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Hurstbridge=y, Mernda=y, state=collapsed East Melbourne, Victoria Railway stations in Australia opened in 1901 Railway stations in the City of Melbourne (LGA)