Ivanhoe railway station, Melbourne

Ivanhoe railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 8 May 1888.

History
Ivanhoe station opened when the railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg opened. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the novel Ivanhoe, written in 1820 by author Sir Walter Scott.

In 1949, the line between Ivanhoe and Heidelberg was duplicated. In 1951, track duplication from Ivanhoe to Alphington was completed.

In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Marshall Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction from the station. The signal box controlling the level crossing gates was also abolished at that time. In 1979, the station received a minor upgrade.

On 21 June 1996, Ivanhoe was upgraded to a premium station.

Facilities, platforms and services
Ivanhoe has two side platforms. There is a large red brick building on Platform 1, which includes an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while Platform 2 has a smaller red brick building. There is a footbridge immediately west of the station buildings.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.

Platform 1:
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * to Essendon station

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Ivanhoe station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * Kew – La Trobe University Bundoora campus
 * to Northland Shopping Centre