Diamond Creek station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Diamond Creek, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Diamond Creek station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 25 June 1912, with the current station provided in 2023.

History

Diamond Creek station opened on 25 June 1912, when the railway line from Eltham was extended to Hurstbridge.

In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic In 1988, boom barriers were provided at the Hurstbridge Road level crossing.

On 22 March 1991, just after 19:00, a Hurstbridge-bound train collided with a stationary Flinders Street-bound train at the station, resulting in three people injured and three carriages derailing. Parts of the platform were also damaged in the collision..

On 15 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced planning for the duplication of of track between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen was underway, with construction commencing in early 2022. As part of the duplication works, Platform 2 received an upgrade to allow it to be used full-time.

As part of the upgrade, platform 2 was resignalled for bi-directional operation and is now only used by citybound trains. Platform 1 retained it's bidirectional signalling to allow trains from the city to terminate there during disruptions, but is normally only used by Hurstbridge-bound trains under normal circumstances.

The platform numbering here is rather unusual for Melbourne, as conventionally platform 1 is always on the left when facing the City. But at Diamond Creek it's the other way around, with platform 2 is on the left and platform 1 on the right.

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! colspan="5" style="background:#;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #); " |<span style="color:white;">Diamond Creek platform arrangement</span>

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Service Type

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|1

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|Hurstbridge

|All stations

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|2

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

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Dysons operates three route to and from Diamond Creek station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Mernda station
  • : Hurstbridge station – Greensborough station
  • : Diamond Creek – Eltham station

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File:Diamond Creek station.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, prior to the 2023 upgrade, August 2014

File:Diamond Creek railway station Platform 1 (northern view)(12 December 2024).jpg|Northbound view from Platform 1, December 2024

File:Diamond Creek railway station platforms (northern view)(12 December 2024).jpg|Northbound view of the station platforms, December 2024

File:Diamond Creek railway station Platform 1 entrance (12 December 2024).jpg|Station signage and entrance to Platform 1 from the western side car park, December 2024

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au