Riversdale railway station

Riversdale
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 viewing the station building, March 2003
General information
LocationWandin Road,
Camberwell, Victoria 3124
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′53″S 145°04′11″E / 37.8315°S 145.0697°E / -37.8315; 145.0697
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Alamein
Distance11.73 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking32
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRIV
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 May 1890 (1890-05-30)
ElectrifiedOctober 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesProspect Hill (provisionally)
Passengers
2005–2006235,092[1]
2006–2007268,875[1]Increase 14.37%
2007–2008299,017[1]Increase 11.21%
2008–2009257,490[2]Decrease 13.88%
2009–2010256,467[2]Decrease 0.39%
2010–2011265,925[2]Increase 3.68%
2011–2012242,225[2]Decrease 8.91%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014234,983[2]Decrease 2.98%
2014–2015230,318[1]Decrease 1.98%
2015–2016224,223[2]Decrease 2.64%
2016–2017224,328[2]Increase 0.046%
2017–2018231,450[2]Increase 3.17%
2018–2019214,700[2]Decrease 7.23%
2019–2020161,750[2]Decrease 24.66%
2020–202173,250[2]Decrease 54.71%
2021–202285,550[3]Increase 16.79%
2022–2023169,350[3]Increase 97.95%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Camberwell
Weekday peak only
Alamein line Willison
towards Alamein
Camberwell
Weekday off-peak & weekends
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shenley
towards Fairfield
  Outer Circle line   Burwood
towards Oakleigh
East Camberwell
towards East Kew
  Alamein line   Wilison
towards Ashburton
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Riversdale railway station is a commuter railway station on the Alamein line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell in Victoria, Australia. Riversdale is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 30 May 1890.[4]

A number of services terminate at Riversdale after the morning and evening peaks and return to Camberwell for stabling.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Riversdale". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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