- Ringwood railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Ringwood
CODE=RWD
DISTANCE=24.5 km
LINES=Belgrave,
Lilydale
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19902 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19902#lineInformation Link]
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ZONE=2Ringwood is a
railway station inMelbourne , Victoria,Australia , located in the suburb of Ringwood on the Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines. It is inMetcard Zone 2, is classed as aPremium Station , and is the junction for the Belgrave & Lilydale lines.The station is located between the
Maroondah Highway and Station Street. TheEastland Shopping Centre , Ringwood Aquatic Centre and the Ringwood Clock Tower are short walks from the station. The platforms are accessible from Maroondah Highway and Station Street.Facilities
The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platforms 1 & 2) has a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office, while platform 3 has a large brick building, with an enclosed waiting room, toilets and a ticket office as well. Large
Metcard machines are located inside both waiting rooms, which are able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A footbridge is located at the Down end at the station, while a disused signal box is located on platform 1 & 2. Signals are currently controlled from within the station building on platform 3. Stabling sidings are located at the Down end of the station, in a Y shaped yard adjacent to both the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.History
Ringwood station opened on
December 1 1882 . The station was upgraded to Premium Station status onJuly 31 1996 .cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] Platform 1 is a recent addition to the station, being built in1999 .cite journal
year = 1999
month = August
title = Works
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 249 ]Gallery
References
VictorianStations
VICORMELB = Melbourne
Here=Ringwood
Line1=Belgrave line
Previous1=Heatherdale
Previous2=Heatherdale
Next1=Heathmont
Line2=Lilydale line
Next2=Ringwood East
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