Ripponlea station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the suburb of Ripponlea in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Opened on 1 May 1912, the station complex is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The station is named after, and serves, the south-eastern suburb of Ripponlea. Ripponlea station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms.

The station connects to services on tram route 67 and bus route 623. The station is approximately , or a 12-minute journey, away from Southern Cross station.

The station consists of two side platforms for a total of two platform edges. Platform 1 has a large timber building, with a smaller timber building on Platform 2. Both buildings are cladded with weatherboard. The platforms also have cantilevered verandahs.

The station is largely the same as when it was built, as minimal changes were made to the complex. Ripponlea station opened on 1 May 1912 on the then-Brighton line between Balaclava and Elsternwick stations. Like the suburb itself, it was named after the Rippon Lea Estate, which was formed by Frederick Thomas Sargood, businessman and a member of Parliament for the Victorian Legislative Council between 1874–1880 and 1882–1901, and a senator for Victoria between 1901 and 1903.

On 16 December 1917, three-position signalling was provided. In 1960, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Glen Eira Road level crossing, with the signal box protecting the level crossing also abolished during that time.

Current

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|Flinders Street, Werribee

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|Sandringham

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From Late-2026

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|Flinders Street, Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee

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|Sandringham

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Ripponlea station has one tram connection and one bus connection. Tram route 67, operated by Yarra Trams, runs from Melbourne University to Carnegie and is operated from Brighton Road.

Buses

  • : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda

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File:Ripponlea railway station, Melbourne b.jpg|Northbound view from the Glen Eira Road level crossing, April 2005

File:Ripponleastation2.jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, <br/>November 2021

Ripponlea Railway Station heritage building b.jpg|Station at night

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au