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{{Short description|Passenger rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name            = Hurstbridge line
| color           = {{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}}
| logo            = {{ric|Melbourne|Hurstbridge|size=100px}}
| image           = Xtrapolis train on Hurstbridge Line near Diamond Creek (50896244573).jpg 
| image_width     = 250px 
| caption         = An [[X'Trapolis]] train on an outer, single-track section of the Hurstbridge line near [[Diamond Creek railway station|Diamond Creek station]]. 
| type            = [[Commuter rail]]
| status          = Operational
| system          = [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne railway network]]
| locale          = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| predecessor     = {{Plainlist|
* Heidelberg (1888–1912)
* Eltham (1889–1902)
* Hurstbridge (1902–1926)
* Heidelberg ^ (1921–1923)
* Eltham ^ (1923–1926)
}} ^ are electric services
| first           = {{Start date and age|1888|5|8|df=y}}
| last            = <!-- {{End date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=y}} -->
| successor       = 
| operator        = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| formeroperator  = {{Plainlist|
* [[Victorian Railways|Victorian Railways (VR)]] (1888–1974)
* VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
* [[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|MTA (The Met)]] (1983–1989)
* [[Public Transport Corporation|PTC (The Met)]] (1989–1998)
* [[Connex Melbourne|Hillside Trains]] (1998–2000)
* [[Connex Melbourne]] (2000–2009)
}}
| ridership       = 
| ridership2      = 
| website         = 
| start           = {{rwsa|Flinders Street}}
| stops           = 28 (including City Loop stations)
| end             = {{rwsa|Hurstbridge}}
| distance        = {{Convert|36.7|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime     = 1 hour 9 minutes (via City Loop)
| frequency       = {{blist|5–20 minutes weekdays peak|20 minutes weekdays off-peak|20 minutes weekend daytime|30 minutes nights|60 minutes [[Night Network (Melbourne)|early weekend mornings]]|Double frequency between Flinders Street and Clifton Hill in combination with [[Mernda railway line|Mernda line]]|Some services only run between Flinders Street and either Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough or Eltham}}
| line_used       = Hurstbridge
| class           = 
| access          = 
| seating         = 
| baggage         = 
| otherfacilities = 
| stock           = [[X'Trapolis 100]]
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|1600 mm}}
| el              = 1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]]
| owners          = [[VicTrack]]
| routenumber     = 
| maintenance     = 
| map             = {{Hurstbridge Metro Service|inline=yes}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}
The '''Hurstbridge Line''' is a [[commuter rail]]way line in the city of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].<ref name=":10" /> Operated by [[Metro Trains Melbourne]], it is the city's seventh longest metropolitan railway line at {{convert|36.7|km}}. The line runs from Flinders Street Station in central Melbourne to Hurstbridge Station in the north-east, serving 28 stations via Clifton Hill Station, Heidelberg Station, Macleod Station, Watsonia Station, Greensborough Station, Eltham Station, and Diamond Creek Station.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2017 |title=Metro's paper timetables mess |url=https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Daniel Bowen}}</ref> The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, [[headway]]s of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2021 |title=New timetable train line information – Public Transport Victoria |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/the-new-timetable-for-victorias-train-network/new-timetable-train-line-information/?line=cranbourne-and-pakenham |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301102536/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/the-new-timetable-for-victorias-train-network/new-timetable-train-line-information/?line=cranbourne-and-pakenham |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=}}</ref> Trains on the Hurstbridge Line run with a two three-car formations of [[X'Trapolis 100]] trainsets.<ref name=":182">{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=7 November 2014 |title=Trains are working better but seating not guaranteed |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/trains-are-working-better-but-seating-not-guaranteed-20141107-11ifm4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070133/https://www.smh.com.au/national/trains-are-working-better-but-seating-not-guaranteed-20141107-11ifm4.html |archive-date=6 February 2023 |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

Sections of the Hurstbridge Line opened as early as 1888, with the line fully extended to Hurstbridge by 1912. The line was built to connect [[Melbourne]] with the rural towns of [[Greensborough, Victoria|Greensborough]], [[Eltham, Victoria|Eltham]], and [[Hurstbridge, Victoria|Hurstbridge]], amongst others.

Since the 2010s, due to the heavily utilised infrastructure of the Hurstbridge Line, significant improvements and upgrades have been made. An upgrade of the corridor from Heidelberg Station onwards began construction in 2016 and mostly completed by 2023, with improvements including the removal of level crossings, rebuilding stations, and the duplication of more than {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} of track.<ref name=":11" /> Other works have included replacing [[Railroad tie|sleepers]], upgrading signalling technology, the introduction of new rolling stock, and station accessibility upgrades.<ref name=":11" />

== History ==
=== 19th century ===
The first section of the Hurstbridge Line opened between Victoria Park Station (then named Collingwood Station) and Heidelberg Station in May 1888.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 August 1890 |title=THE RAILWAY BILL. |work=Age |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article196969164 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070752/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196969164 |url-status=live }}</ref> At this time, the line was connected to other lines via a line from Royal Park Station to Clifton Hill Station, most of which comprised what was later known as the [[Inner Circle railway line|''Inner Circle'']] line. This connection was opened at the same time.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 August 1882 |title=THE INNER CIRCLE LINE. |work=Age |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198563018 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070806/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198563018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The section from Flinders Street Station to Victoria Park Station, was built later than the rest of the line, which was originally connected to the suburban system via the now-closed [[Inner Circle railway line]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 1891 |title=THE DIAMOND VALLEY RAILWAY. |work=Evelyn Observer, and South and East Bourke Record |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58903181 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070733/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58903181 |url-status=live }}</ref> The section to Victoria Park Station runs through two tunnels under a low ridge just east of the city, but most of the line runs on an embankment that carries the line above numerous main roads and suburban side streets.

=== 20th century ===
A more direct connection, between [[Princes Bridge railway station|Princes Bridge]] and Victoria Park Station (as Collingwood Station was renamed at the same time) was opened in October 1901.<ref name="elect">{{cite book |last=S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson |title=Electric Railways of Victoria |year=1979 |publisher=Australian Electric Traction Society |isbn=0-909459-06-1}}</ref> In June the following year, the line was extended to Eltham Station, and ten years later (in June 1912) to Hurst's Bridge (now Hurstbridge Station).<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 1912 |title=ELTHAM TO HURST'S-BRIDGE. |work=Age |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197371555 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070750/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197371555 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1912, the [[Mont Park railway line|Mont Park branch]] line was built branching from Macleod Station to serve the newly built [[Mont Park Asylum]].<ref name="elect" /> Also in 1912, the line between Westgarth Station and Alphington Station was [[double track|duplicated]].

In 1919, a branch line opened to the [[Australian Paper|Australian Paper Manufacturers]] paper mill just after Fairfield Station. This {{convert|1.1|km|1|adj=on}} brought freight traffic into the mill for its 75-year lifespan, before its closure in 1994.<ref name="nrs">{{cite magazine |author=S Cauchi |date=November 1994 |title=Closure of the Australian Paper Ltd siding at Fairfield |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |pages=328–331}}</ref>

In April 1921, automatic signalling was implemented between Princes Bridge and Clifton Hill Station, and a few months later, the line (from Princes Bridge) was [[railway electrification system|electrified]] to Heidelberg Station, followed by electrification to Eltham Station in April 1923, and Hurstbridge Station in August 1926.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=5 November 1925 |title=HURST-BRIDGE LINE. |work=Age |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155681372 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070752/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155681372 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 1926, the [[single track (rail)|single-track]] section between Clifton Hill Station and Westgarth Station was converted to Lever Locking and Track Control signalling, followed by Alphington Station to Heidelberg Station in June 1927.<ref name=":5" />

In June 1949, the line between Ivanhoe Station and Heidelberg Station was duplicated and provided with automatic signalling.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=30 January 1947 |title=Extra Rail Line |work=Herald |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245859425 |access-date=30 March 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070741/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245859425 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same was done to the Alphington Station to Ivanhoe Station section in December 1951.<ref name=":6" /> Duplication continued between Heidelberg Station and Macleod Station in December 1958, except for a short section after Heidelberg Station where the line crosses a bridge then goes through a tunnel.<ref name=":6" /> That section remained single tracked until 2018 when it was duplicated as part of the Level Crossing Removal at Lower Plenty Road near Rosanna Station.<ref name=":4" />

Macleod Station to Greensborough Station was duplicated and converted to automatic signalling in August 1979. The duplication also included a number of level crossing removals and a rebuilt Watsonia Station.<ref name=":7">{{cite magazine |date=April 1978 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=69}}</ref> Macleod Station is the only station on the Hurstbridge Line with more than two platforms. A third platform was provided in the 1970s, and is used during peak periods to provide a place at which trains can originate or terminate.<ref name=":7" />

Weekend services commenced through running to Hurstbridge Station in April 1985.<ref name=":9" /> Previously, weekend services between Eltham Station and Hurstbridge Station operated as a shuttle service, with passengers required to change trains at Eltham Station.<ref name=":9" /> Prior to the timetable change, the shuttle service was provided by a double ended motored [[Tait (train)|Tait]] train, and after their withdrawal in 1984, the shuttle service was provided by a 3 car [[Hitachi (Australian train)|Hitachi]] or [[Comeng (train)|Comeng]] train.<ref name=":9">{{cite magazine |date=July 1985 |title=General News |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=214}}</ref>

=== 21st century ===
{{Main|Hurstbridge railway line#Future}}

In 2009, a short section between Clifton Hill Station and Westgarth Station was duplicated, including the construction of a second Merri Creek river crossing at Clifton Hill Station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Marcus |title=Second Merri Creek bridge at Clifton Hill |url=https://railgallery.wongm.com/second-merri-creek-bridge/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=Wongm's Rail Gallery |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327065809/https://railgallery.wongm.com/second-merri-creek-bridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2018 |title=Rosanna station and the Hurstbridge line re-open |url=https://www.urban.com.au/news/rosanna-station-and-the-hurstbridge-line-re-open |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=Urban.com.au |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327065809/https://www.urban.com.au/news/rosanna-station-and-the-hurstbridge-line-re-open |url-status=live }}</ref> The rarely used centre running line at Clifton Hill Station was also removed at this time. One year later, the Burgundy Street bridge near Heidelberg Station was replaced. This bridge was upgraded again in 2019 as part of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project.<ref name=":4" />

Since 2017, [[X'Trapolis 100]] trains began operating on the line, replacing the [[Comeng (train)|Comeng]] train-sets. The new stock features three doors per side on each carriage with the ability to seat 432 passengers in each six-carriage configuration.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2014 |title=Franchise Agreement - Train |url=http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/Partnership-agreements/Train-Franchise-Agreement-Vol-2-of-2.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301010405/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/Partnership-agreements/Train-Franchise-Agreement-Vol-2-of-2.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2014 |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref>

== Infrastructure upgrades ==
=== Hurstbridge Line Duplication ===
====Stage 1 (Heidelberg to Rosanna)====
[[File:Hurstbridge line duplication logo.svg|thumb|356x356px|The logo of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project.]]
[[File:Rosanna Station platforms in March 2020.jpg|alt=Modern train platforms|thumb|The rebuilt platforms at [[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna station]] in March 2020.|240x240px]]
In May 2016, the Victorian Government allocated funding for stage one of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication. The first stage involved:<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2016 |title=Hurstbridge Line Duplication |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/hurstbridge-line-duplication |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531040536/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/duplicated-hurstbridge-line-will-run-more-trains/ |archive-date=31 May 2016 |access-date=22 June 2016 |website=premier.vic.gov.au |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |title=Hurstbridge rail {{!}} Rail projects {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Project |url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/rail-projects/hurstbridge-rail-line-upgrade |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307183335/http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/rail-projects/hurstbridge-rail-line-upgrade |archive-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>

* Duplicating a {{Convert|1.2|km|adj=on}} section of track between Heidelberg Station and Rosanna Station
* The removal of two level crossings at Grange Road, Alphington and Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna
* A newly elevated Rosanna Station
* The construction of a second rail bridge over Burgundy Street in Heidelberg
* The construction of a second tunnel for Flinders Street-bound trains under Darebin Street

Construction was coordinated on the level crossing removals and duplication so both projects would be delivered more efficiently, with fewer disruptions to passengers while work is carried out. Early works on the duplication began in June 2016, with major construction started in March 2017. On 6 October of that year, the former ground Rosanna Station closed for demolition. The 6-week 24/7 major construction blitz began on 16 March 2018 with the closure of the rail corridor to allow construction to ramp up. The new elevated Rosanna Station opened with the duplication of the single-track section completed on 30 April 2018, with 35 new and extended weekly train services between Eltham Station and the city loop introduced on 26 August of that year.

====Stage 2 (Greensborough to Montmorency and Diamond Creek to Wattle Glen)====
In May 2019, a second stage of track duplication was announced. When announced, the second stage originally involved:<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=13 December 2022 |title=Hurstbridge Line Upgrade Stage 2 planning underway|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/second-stage-of-hurstbridge-line-upgrade-underway |website=Level Crossing Removal Project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412204057/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/second-stage-of-hurstbridge-line-upgrade-underway |archive-date=12 April 2020 |access-date=22 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Duplicating {{Convert|3|km|abbr=on}} of track between Greensborough Station and Eltham Station and {{Convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}} of track between Diamond Creek Station and Wattle Glen Station
* The full reconstruction of Greensborough Station and Montmorency Station
* The extension of platform 2 at Diamond Creek Station

Under this plan, the heritage listed Eltham Trestle Bridge would be retained as that section of track did not need to be duplicated due to other improvements on the line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1 August 2018 |title=More trains for Melbourne's north-east under Labor election pledge |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-01/more-trains-for-melbournes-north-east-labor-promise/10059982 |access-date=25 March 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325104826/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-01/more-trains-for-melbournes-north-east-labor-promise/10059982 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11"/> However, in June 2021, it was announced that the Greensborough to Eltham duplication was cut back to {{Convert|2|km|abbr=on}} of track between Greensborough Station and Montmorency Station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/hurstbridge-line-duplication|title=Hurstbridge Line Duplication|website=Victoria's Big Build|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> This was to avoid affecting an endangered [[Paralucia pyrodiscus|Eltham copper butterfly]] habitat near Montmorency Station that was not discovered during prior environmental assessments of the project. The state government opted to cut back the duplication rather than to go through additional lengthy environmental approval processes, while claiming the revised duplication would not reduce the service frequency that was originally promised.<ref>{{cite web|first=Timna|last=Jacks|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/butterfly-flaps-its-wings-in-montmorency-and-upends-530m-rail-plan-20210623-p583kk.html|title=Butterfly flaps its wings in Montmorency – and upends $530m rail plan|publisher=The Age|date=23 June 2021|accessdate=14 May 2023|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925085956/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/butterfly-flaps-its-wings-in-montmorency-and-upends-530m-rail-plan-20210623-p583kk.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.3aw.com.au/how-a-butterfly-derailed-a-multi-million-dollar-rail-project/|title=How a butterfly derailed a multi-million dollar rail project|publisher=3AW Melbourne|date=24 June 2021|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> The Eltham Trestle Bridge remained unaffected by the revised duplication. The rest of the second stage also proceeded as planned.

Site investigations commenced in 2020, with early works on the corridor started in 2021 and construction kicked off throughout 2022, with a 2-week closure in September of that year seeing the raising of the second Plenty River rail bridge as well as other works. The 6-week 24/7 major construction blitz began on 16 March 2023 with the closure of the rail corridor to allow duplication works to ramp up. The duplication and opening of the new Greensborough Station and Montmorency Station occurred on 30 April 2023.<ref name="Chan 2022">{{cite web |last=Chan |first=Ray |date=28 September 2022 |title=Trains roll again on Hurstbridge Line |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/trains-roll-again-on-hurstbridge-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929004840/https://www.railexpress.com.au/trains-roll-again-on-hurstbridge-line/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Rail Express}}</ref> Other works including landscaping, the construction of car-parking, and other final works will continue until the end of 2023.

=== Level Crossing Removals ===
Delivered in conjunction with the Hurstbridge Line Duplication project, the Level Crossing Removal Project has announced the removal of 3 level crossings on the line, to be completed in stages from 2018 to 2027. In 2018, 2 level crossings were removed at Grange Road, Alphington and Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna. The crossing at Grange Road in Alphington involved lowering the rail line into a trench under the road, with the rail line being elevated at Lower Plenty Road to create a rail bridge over the road.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=21 June 2022 |title=Grange Road, Alphington |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-alphington |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325074128/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-alphington |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=21 June 2022 |title=Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073136/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of this removal, Rosanna Station was rebuilt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosanna Station |url=https://www.prebuilt.com.au/projects/rosanna/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Prebuilt |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073132/https://www.prebuilt.com.au/projects/rosanna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the lead up to the [[2022 Victorian state election]], the incumbent [[Second Andrews ministry|Andrews government]] announced the construction of a rail bridge to remove the level crossing at Ruthven Street near Macleod Station by 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=24 February 2023 |title=Ruthven Street, Macleod |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ruthven-street-macleod |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073754/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ruthven-street-macleod |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of these removals, the Hurstbridge Line will have 13 remaining crossings on the corridor that aren't slated for removal.

== Network and operations ==

=== Services ===
Services on the Hurstbridge line operates from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 daily.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Hurstbridge Line |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Public Transport Victoria |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907155122/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In general, during peak hours, train frequency is 10–20 minutes in the AM peak on the Hurstbridge line while during non-peak hours the frequency is reduced to 20–30 minutes throughout the entire route.<ref name=":32"/> After Eltham, frequencies are reduced due to infrastructure constraints. On Friday nights and weekends, services run 24 hours a day, with 60 minute frequencies available outside of normal operating hours.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Melbourne Weekend Night Network Train Map |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/Maps-and-Timetables-PDFs/Maps/Night-Network-maps/Night-Train-Map-SEPT-2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112114049/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV-default-site/Maps-and-Timetables-PDFs/Maps/Night-Network-maps/Night-Train-Map-SEPT-2021.pdf |archive-date=12 January 2023 |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>

Train services on the Hurstbridge line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle bus services are provided throughout the duration of works for affected commuters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2016 |title=Where do train replacement buses come from? |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/where-do-train-replacement-buses-come-from/8018532 |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214224815/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-15/where-do-train-replacement-buses-come-from/8018532 |archive-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>

==== Stopping patterns ====
'''Legend — Station status'''
* ◼ [[Premium station|Premium Station]] – Station staffed from first to last train
* ◻ [[Host station|Host Station]] – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.

'''Legend — Stopping patterns'''<br>
Some services do not operate via the City Loop
* ● – All trains stop
* ◐ – Some services do not stop
* ▲ – Only inbound trains stop
* ▼ – Only outbound trains stop (trains operate clockwise through the city loop all day)
* | – Trains pass and do not stop

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! colspan="8" style="background:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" |<span style="color:white;">Hurstbridge Services<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurstbridge Line |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/timetable/8/hurstbridge/ |website=Public Transport Victoria |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325105653/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/timetable/8/hurstbridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref></span>
|+
!Station
!Zone
!Local
!Ltd Express
!Heidelberg
!Macleod
!Greensborough
!Eltham
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Flinders Street}} || rowspan="16" | 1 || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Southern Cross}} || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Flagstaff}} || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Melbourne Central}} || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Parliament}} || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ || ▼ 
|-
|◻ {{rwsa|Jolimont}} || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|West Richmond}} || ● || {{Pipe}} || ● || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|North Richmond}} || ● || {{Pipe}} || ● || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Collingwood}} || ● || {{Pipe}} || ● || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Victoria Park|m}} || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Clifton Hill}} || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Westgarth}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Dennis}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|◻ {{rwsa|Fairfield|m}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Alphington}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Darebin}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Ivanhoe|m}} || rowspan="3" | 1/2 || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Eaglemont}} || ● || ◐ || ▲ || ● || ● || ◐ 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Heidelberg}} || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Rosanna}} || rowspan="9" | 2 || ● || ● || rowspan="9" |  || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Macleod}} || ● || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Watsonia}} || ● || ● || rowspan="7" |  || ● || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Greensborough}} || ● || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Montmorency|m}} || ● || ● || rowspan="5" |  || ● 
|-
|◼ {{rwsa|Eltham|m}} || ● || ● || ● 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Diamond Creek}} || ● || ● || rowspan="3" | 
|-
|{{htxt|◻}} {{rwsa|Wattle Glen}} || ● || ● 
|-
|◻ {{rwsa|Hurstbridge}} || ● || ●  
|}

=== Operators ===
The Hurstbridge line has had a total of 6 operators since its opening in 1888. The majority of operations throughout its history have been government run: from its first service in 1888 until the 1999 privatisation of Melbourne's rail network, four different government operators have run the line.<ref>"Melbourne's Rail Network to be Split" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' November 1997 page 12</ref> These operators, [[Victorian Railways]], the [[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|Metropolitan Transit Authority]], the [[Public Transport Corporation]], and Hillside Trains have a combined operational length of 111 years. Hillside Trains was privatised in August 1999 and later rebranded [[Connex Melbourne]]. [[Metro Trains Melbourne]], the current private operator, then took over the operations in 2009. Both private operators have had a combined operational period of {{Age|1999|08|28}} years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Mex |date=25 June 2009 |title=New train, tram operators for Melbourne |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-train-tram-operators-for-melbourne-20090625-cxgx.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101122206/https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-train-tram-operators-for-melbourne-20090625-cxgx.html |archive-date=1 January 2023 |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=The Age}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Past and present operators of the Hurstbridge line:
!Operator
!Assumed operations
!Ceased operations
!Length of operations
|-
|[[Victorian Railways]]
|1888
|1983
|95 years
|-
|[[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|Metropolitan Transit Authority]]
|1983
|1989
|6 years
|-
|[[Public Transport Corporation]]
|1989
|1998
|9 years
|-
|[[Hillside Trains]] (government operator)
|1998
|1999
|1 year
|-
|[[Connex Melbourne]]
|1999
|2009
|10 years
|-
|[[Metro Trains Melbourne]]
|2009
|''incumbent''
|{{Age|2009|11|30}} years (ongoing)
|}

=== Route ===
[[File:Eltham Rail Trestle Bridge.jpg|alt=A wooden bridge surrounded by trees|thumb|The Eltham rail trestle bridge near Eltham Station is one of the longest in the [[Southern Hemisphere|southern hemisphere]]. |left]]
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| status                          = Operational with passenger services from Flinders Street to Hurstbridge
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| end                             = {{rwsa|Hurstbridge}}
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| connectinglines                 = All metropolitan, regional, and interstate
| formerconnections               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mont Park railway line|Mont Park]]
* [[Outer Circle railway line|Outer Circle]]
}}
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| routes                          = Hurstbridge
| daily_ridership                 = 
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| planopen                        = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| open                            = {{Plainlist|
* Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on {{Start date|1865|12|18|df=y}}
* Collingwood to Heidelberg on {{Start date|1888|5|8|df=y}}
* Princes Bridge to Collingwood on {{Start date|1901|10|21|df=y}}
* Heidelberg to Eltham on {{Start date|1902|6|5|df=y}}
* To Hurstbridge on {{Start date|1912|6|25|df=y}}
}}
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| close                           = 
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* Princes Bridge to Heidelberg on {{Start date|1921|7|31|df=y}}
* To Eltham on {{Start date|1923|4|15|df=y}}
* To Hurstbridge on {{Start date|1926|8|2|df=y}}
}}
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| owner                           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Victorian Railways|Victorian Railways (VR)]] (1888–1974)
* VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
* [[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|MTA (The Met)]] (1983–1989)
* [[Public Transport Corporation|PTC (The Met)]] (1989–1997)
* [[VicTrack]] (1997–Current)
}}
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| tracks                          = [[Double-track railway|Double track]]: 
*Flinders Street to Eltham
*Diamond Creek to Wattle Glen
[[Single-track railway|Single track]]: 
*Eltham to Diamond Creek
*Wattle Glen to Hurstbridge
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The Hurstbridge line forms a highly curved route from the [[Melbourne central business district]] to its terminus in Hurstbridge. The route is {{convert|36.7|km}} long and is doubled tracked up until Wattle Glen when the track narrows to only a single track.<ref name=":0" /> After departing from its terminus at Flinders Street, the Hurstbridge line traverses both flat and hilly country with large amounts of curves and fairly significant [[Earthworks (engineering)|earthworks]] for large parts of the line. The line also travels through the only three [[Railway Tunnels in Victoria, Australia|tunnels]] on the suburban electrified system, other than the Melbourne [[City Loop]], although none of them are particularly long or deep. Sections of the line have been elevated or lowered into a [[Cutting (transportation)|cutting]] to [[Level Crossing Removal Project|eliminate level crossings]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Marcus |date=10 May 2021 |title=Level crossing removals in 1920s Melbourne |url=https://wongm.com/2021/05/melbourne-1920s-level-crossing-removals/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212120708/https://wongm.com/2021/05/melbourne-1920s-level-crossing-removals/ |archive-date=12 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Waking up in Geelong}}</ref> The line features four of the largest bridges on the suburban network: twin bridges over the [[Merri Creek]], between Clifton Hill and [[Westgarth railway station|Westgarth station]], another on the [[Rail directions#Up and down|up]] side of [[Darebin railway station|Darebin station]], crossing [[Darebin Creek]], and a wooden [[trestle bridge]] across the Diamond Creek.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=9 August 2022 |title=The Eltham Trestle Bridge: An Unlikely Survivor |url=https://www.elthamtown.com.au/the-eltham-trestle-bridge-an-unlikely-survivor/ |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Eltham Town |language=en-AU |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325114241/https://www.elthamtown.com.au/the-eltham-trestle-bridge-an-unlikely-survivor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At {{Cvt|195|m||0}} in length, this bridge is one of the longest curved wooden [[trestle bridge]] in use on a revenue railway in the southern hemisphere, and is the only wooden bridge still in use on a revenue railway in Melbourne.<ref name=":2" /> Despite some removals, there are a large number of level crossings still present with no current plans to remove them. Somewhat unique to the Hurstbridge line, there are a decent number of private level crossings towards the end of the line.

The line follows the same alignment as the Mernda line with the two services splitting onto different routes at [[Clifton Hill railway station|Clifton Hill]]. After departing Clifton Hill, the Mernda line heads north with the Hurstbridge line taking a windy alignment heading in an eastern direction.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Wray |first=Tyson |title=Melbourne's train lines definitively ranked from best to worst |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/blog/melbournes-train-lines-definitively-ranked-from-best-to-worst-011917 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212120710/https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/blog/melbournes-train-lines-definitively-ranked-from-best-to-worst-011917 |archive-date=12 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Time Out Melbourne}}</ref> Almost all of the rail line goes through [[Urban agglomeration|built-up]] suburbs, however, the rail line becomes [[Peri-urbanisation|peri-urban]] towards its terminus in Hurstbridge.<ref name=":8" />

=== Stations ===
The line serves 28 stations across {{convert|36.7|km}} of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground level designs. Underground stations are present only in the City Loop, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Robert S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224727085 |title=The railways of Victoria 1854–2004 |date=2007 |publisher=Melbourne University Publishing |others=Rosemary Annable, Donald S. Garden |isbn=978-0-522-85134-2 |location=Carlton, Vic. |oclc=224727085 |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508063019/http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224727085 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Station
!Accessibility
!Opened
!Terrain
!Train connections
!Other connections
|-
|[[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street]]
| rowspan="7" |Yes—step free access
|1854<ref name=":112">{{Cite web |title=What year did your railway station open? {{!}} Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia) |url=https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
|Lowered
|{{Collapsible list
| title = 16 connections|
* {{RouteBox|Alamein line|Alamein railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Alamein}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Craigieburn line|Craigieburn railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Flemington Racecourse line|Flemington Racecourse railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Flemington Racecourse}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Frankston line|Frankston railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Gippsland line|Gippsland V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Gippsland}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Sandringham line|Sandringham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sandringham}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Sunbury line|Sunbury railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Upfield line|Upfield railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Werribee line|Werribee railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Williamstown line|Williamstown railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Williamstown}}|white}}
}}
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]
|1859<ref name=":112" />
|Ground level
|{{Collapsible list
| title = 27 connections|
* {{RouteBox|Alamein line|Alamein railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Alamein}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Albury line|Albury V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Albury}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Ararat line|Ballarat V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Ararat}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Ballarat line|Ballarat V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Bendigo line|Bendigo V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Bendigo}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Craigieburn line|Craigieburn railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Echuca line|Deniliquin railway line|#{{rcr|V/Line|Echuca}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Flemington Racecourse line|Flemington Racecourse railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Flemington Racecourse}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Geelong line|Geelong V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Geelong}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Gippsland line|Gippsland V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Gippsland}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Maryborough line|Ballarat V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Maryborough}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|NSW TrainLink Southern|Main Southern railway line|#{{rcr|NSW TrainLink|Southern}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Seymour line|Seymour V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Seymour}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Shepparton line|Tocumwal railway line, Victoria#Shepparton services|#{{rcr|V/Line|Shepparton}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Sunbury line|Sunbury railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Swan Hill line|Bendigo V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Swan Hill}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|The Overland|The Overland|#{{rcr|Journey Beyond|The Overland}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Upfield line|Upfield railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Warrnambool line|Warrnambool V/Line rail service|#{{rcr|V/Line|Warrnambool}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Werribee line|Werribee railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Williamstown line|Williamstown railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Williamstown}}|white}}
}}
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria coach logo.svg|30|Coaches|link=no}} {{Symbol|Melbourne skybus logo.svg|30|SkyBus|link=no}}
|-
|[[Flagstaff railway station|Flagstaff]]
|1985<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="3" |Underground
| rowspan="3" |{{Collapsible list
| title = 10 connections|
* {{RouteBox|Alamein line|Alamein railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Alamein}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Belgrave line|Belgrave railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Craigieburn line|Craigieburn railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Cranbourne line|Cranbourne railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Lilydale line|Lilydale railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Pakenham line|Pakenham railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}}|white}}
* {{RouteBox|Sunbury line|Sunbury railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}}|black}}
* {{RouteBox|Upfield line|Upfield railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}}|black}}
}}
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}}
|-
|[[Melbourne Central railway station|Melbourne Central]]
|1981<ref name=":112" />
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Parliament railway station|Parliament]]
|1983<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="2" |{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}}
|-
|[[Jolimont railway station|Jolimont]]
| rowspan="4" |1901<ref name=":112" />
|Lowered
| rowspan="6" |{{Collapsible list
| title = 1 connection|
* {{RouteBox|Mernda line|Mernda railway line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}}|white}}
}}
|-
|[[West Richmond railway station|West Richmond]]
|Ground level
|{{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[North Richmond railway station|North Richmond]]
| rowspan="4" |No—steep ramp
|Elevated
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Collingwood railway station|Collingwood]]
|Ground level
| rowspan="3" |{{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]
| rowspan="3" |1888<ref name=":112" />
|Elevated
|-
|[[Clifton Hill railway station|Clifton Hill]]
| rowspan="9" |Ground level
|-
|[[Westgarth railway station|Westgarth]]
|Yes—step free access
| rowspan="17" |
|{{Symbol|Melbourne tram logo.svg|30|Trams|link=no}} {{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Dennis railway station|Dennis]]
|No—steep ramp
|1924<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="5" |{{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Fairfield railway station, Melbourne|Fairfield]]
|Yes—step free access
| rowspan="2" |1888<ref name=":112" />
|-
|[[Alphington railway station|Alphington]]
|No—steep ramp
|-
|[[Darebin railway station|Darebin]]
|Yes—step free access
|1922<ref name=":112" />
|-
|[[Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne|Ivanhoe]]
| rowspan="3" |No—steep ramp
|1888<ref name=":112" />
|-
|[[Eaglemont railway station|Eaglemont]]
|1926<ref name=":112" />
|
|-
|[[Heidelberg railway station|Heidelberg]]
|1888<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="5" |{{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna]]
| rowspan="2" |Yes—step free access
|1927<ref name=":112" />
|Elevated
|-
|[[Macleod railway station|Macleod]]
|1911<ref name=":112" />
|Ground level
|-
|[[Watsonia railway station|Watsonia]]
|No—steep ramp
|1924<ref name=":112" />
|Lowered
|-
|[[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough]]
| rowspan="2" |Yes—step free access
|1902<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="6" |Ground level
|-
|[[Montmorency railway station, Melbourne|Montmorency]]
|1923<ref name=":112" />
|
|-
|[[Eltham railway station, Melbourne|Eltham]]
|No—steep ramp
|1902<ref name=":112" />
| rowspan="4" |{{Symbol|Victoria bus logo.svg|30|Buses|link=no}}
|-
|[[Diamond Creek railway station|Diamond Creek]]
| rowspan="3" |Yes—step free access
| rowspan="3" |1912<ref name=":112" />
|-
|[[Wattle Glen railway station|Wattle Glen]]
|-
|[[Hurstbridge railway station|Hurstbridge]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ class="nowrap" | Station histories
!Station
!Opened<ref name="Anderson">{{Anderson-All Stations}}</ref>
!Closed<ref name="Anderson"/>
!Age
! scope=col class=unsortable | Notes<ref name="Anderson" />
|-
| {{rwsa|Parliament}} || {{TAC2|22 January 1983}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Melbourne Central}} || {{TAC2|26 January 1981}} || 
* Formerly Museum
|-
| {{rwsa|Flagstaff}} || {{TAC2|27 May 1985}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Southern Cross}} || {{TAC2|17 January 1859}} || 
* Formerly Batman's Hill
* Formerly Spencer Street
|-
| {{rwsa|Flinders Street}} || {{TAC2|12 September 1854}} || 
* Formerly Melbourne Terminus
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{rwsa|Princes Bridge}} || {{TAC2|8 February 1859|||1 October 1866}} || rowspan="2" | 
|-
| {{TAC2|2 April 1879|||30 June 1980}}
|-
| {{rwsa|Jolimont}} || {{TAC2|21 October 1901}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|West Richmond}} || {{TAC2|21 October 1901}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|North Richmond}} || {{TAC2|21 October 1901}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Collingwood}} || {{TAC2|21 October 1901}} || 
* Formerly Collingwood Town Hall
|-
| {{rwsa|Victoria Park|m}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
* Formerly Collingwood
|-
| {{rwsa|Clifton Hill}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Westgarth}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
* Formerly Westgarth Street
* Formerly Northcote South
|-
| {{rwsa|Dennis}} || {{TAC2|4 February 1924}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Fairfield|m}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
* Formerly Fairfield Park
|-
| [[APM Siding]] || {{TAC2|27 July 1919|||1994}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Alphington}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Darebin}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1922}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Ivanhoe|m}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Eaglemont}} || {{TAC2|1 May 1926}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Heidelberg}} || {{TAC2|8 May 1888}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Rosanna}} || {{TAC2|1 October 1927}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Macleod}} || {{TAC2|1 March 1911}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Watsonia}} || {{TAC2|23 June 1924}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Greensborough}} || {{TAC2|5 June 1902}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Montmorency|m}} || {{TAC2|5 September 1923}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Eltham|m}} || {{TAC2|5 June 1902}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Diamond Creek}} || {{TAC2|25 June 1912}} || 
|-
| {{rwsa|Wattle Glen}} || {{TAC2|25 June 1912}} || 
* Formerly Balee
* Formerly Wattleglen
|-
| {{rwsa|Hurstbridge}} || {{TAC2|25 June 1912}} || 
* Formerly Hurst's Bridge
|}

== Infrastructure ==

=== Rolling stock ===
[[File:IEV 100 Mooroolbark.jpg|thumb|One of [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains Melbourne's]] infrastructure evaluation vehicles, the IEV100 used to evaluate the condition of the track.]]
The Hurstbridge line uses [[X'Trapolis 100]] [[electric multiple unit]] (EMU) trains operating in a two three-car configuration, with three doors per side on each carriage and can accommodate of up to 432 seated passengers in each six car configuration.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2014 |title=Train-Franchise-Agreement-Vol-2-of-2 |url=http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/Partnership-agreements/Train-Franchise-Agreement-Vol-2-of-2.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301010405/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/PTV/PTV%20docs/Partnership-agreements/Train-Franchise-Agreement-Vol-2-of-2.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2014 |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> The trains were originally built between 2002 and 2004 as well as between 2009 and 2020 with a total of 212 three-car sets constructed. The trains are shared with 7 other metropolitan train lines and have been in service since 2003.<ref name=":1" />

Alongside the passenger trains, Hurstbridge line tracks and equipment are maintained by a fleet of engineering trains. The four types of engineering trains are: the shunting train; designed for moving trains along non-electrified corridors and for transporting other maintenance locomotives, for track evaluation; designed for evaluating track and its condition, the overhead inspection train; designed for overhead wiring inspection, and the infrastructure evaluation carriage designed for general infrastructure evaluation.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |date=1 February 2011 |title=NETWORK SERVICE PLAN {{!}} Addenda |url=https://www.vline.com.au/pdf/networkaccess/networkserviceplan/addenda.pdf/addenda |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307165249/https://www.vline.com.au/pdf/networkaccess/networkserviceplan/addenda.pdf/addenda |archive-date=7 March 2011}}</ref> Most of these trains are repurposed locomotives previously used by [[V/Line]], Metro Trains, and the [[Southern Shorthaul Railroad]].<ref name=":17" />

=== Accessibility ===
[[File:Concourse Rosanna.jpg|alt=The concourse of Rosanna station|thumb|249x249px|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna station]], rebuilt in 2018, includes lifts, tactile boarding indicators, and other accessible features.]]
In compliance with the [[Disability Discrimination Act 1992|Disability Discrimination Act of 1992]], all stations that are new-built or rebuilt are fully accessible and comply with these guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accessibility – Public Transport Ombudsman Victoria |url=https://www.ptovic.com.au/improving-pt/accessibility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103084345/https://www.ptovic.com.au/improving-pt/accessibility |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.ptovic.com.au}}</ref> Just over half of the stations on the corridor are fully accessible, however, there are some stations that haven't been upgraded to meet these guidelines.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Station accessibility features |url=https://www.metrotrains.com.au/station-accessibility-features/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208020143/https://www.metrotrains.com.au/station-accessibility-features/ |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Metro Trains Melbourne}}</ref> These stations do feature ramps, however, they have a gradient greater than 1 in 14.<ref name=":12" /> Stations that are fully accessible feature ramps that have a gradient less than 1 in 14, have at-grade paths, or feature lifts.<ref name=":12" /> These stations typically also feature [[Tactile paving|tactile boarding indicators]], independent boarding ramps, wheelchair accessible [[myki]] barriers, [[Audio induction loop|hearing loops]], and widened paths.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Accessing public transport |url=https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/health-support-services/accessing-melbourne/Pages/public-transport.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206144538/https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/health-support-services/accessing-melbourne/Pages/public-transport.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2022 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=City of Melbourne}}</ref>

Projects improving station accessibility have included the Level Crossing Removal Project, which involves station rebuilds and upgrades, and individual station upgrade projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2022 |title=Left behind: the fight for accessible public transport in Victoria |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/13/left-behind-the-fight-for-accessible-public-transport-in-victoria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103084335/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/13/left-behind-the-fight-for-accessible-public-transport-in-victoria |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=17 October 2022 |title=Urban design framework |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/about/urban-design-framework |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103084334/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/about/urban-design-framework |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Victoria’s Big Build}}</ref> These works have made significant strides in improving network accessibility, with more than 61% of Hurstbridge line stations classed as fully accessible. Future station upgrade projects will continue to increase the number of fully accessible stations overtime.

=== Signalling ===
The Hurstbridge line uses three position signalling which is widely used across the Melbourne train network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A walk around Gunning |url=http://vrhistory.com/walks/Gunning/Gunning.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815134339/http://vrhistory.com/walks/Gunning/Gunning.htm |archive-date=15 August 2022 |access-date=7 February 2023 |website=vrhistory.com}}</ref> Three position signalling was first introduced on the line in 1921, with the final section of the line converted to the new type of signalling in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Code 3-Position Speed Signalling |url=http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/ASig%20descr.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207082457/http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/ASig%20descr.pdf |archive-date=7 February 2023 |access-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> Until early 2013, the Hurstbridge line was the last [[electrified railway]] in Melbourne to use a [[Token (railway signalling)|token]] system of [[safeworking]]. The Greensborough to Eltham section was controlled by the [[Token (railway signalling)#Electric token|miniature electric staff]] system, and Eltham to Hurstbridge section by the [[Token (railway signalling)#Staff and Ticket|staff and ticket]] system. If required, the latter section could be divided into two at Diamond Creek, to allow trains to cross at that station. In conjunction with these systems, trains through Greensborough, Eltham, and Hurstbridge stations continued to be controlled by some [[railway semaphore signal|semaphore signals]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gough |first=Deborah |date=26 March 2013 |title=Major rail projects expected in 20 years |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/major-rail-projects-expected-in-20-years-20130327-2gt8r.html |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321014244/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/major-rail-projects-expected-in-20-years-20130327-2gt8r.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the first few months of 2013, the staff systems and semaphore signals were replaced by electronic three-position [[Railway signal#Colour light signals|coloured light signalling]], controlled remotely from [[Epping railway station, Melbourne|Epping]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff Writer |date=17 April 2012 |title=News in Brief ' 11–18 April 2012 |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/news-in-brief-11-18-april-2012/ |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=Rail Express |language=en-AU |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321014246/https://www.railexpress.com.au/news-in-brief-11-18-april-2012/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Greensborough-Diamond Creek section was converted on 3 February 2013, and the Diamond Creek-Hurstbridge section was converted on 22 March 2013.<ref>{{Citation |title=Last Semaphore Signal on the Hurstbridge Line – February 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C80ZI_M0nk8 |access-date=21 March 2023 |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321014244/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C80ZI_M0nk8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8/hurstbridge/ Hurstbridge line timetable]
* [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/maps/#networkmaps Network map]
* {{commons category-inline|Hurstbridge railway line}}

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