Nunawading railway station

Nunawading
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 1, May 2014
General information
Location	Springvale Road, Nunawading, Victoria 3131 City of Whitehorse Australia
Coordinates	37°49′13″S 145°10′38″E / 37.8204°S 145.1771°E / -37.8204; 145.1771
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale Belgrave
Distance	20.80 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Cutting
Depth	8 metres
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	NWG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 June 1888; 136 years ago (1888-06-04)
Closed	18 December 2009
Rebuilt	11 January 2010
Electrified	January 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Tunstall (1888–1945)
Passengers
2005–2006	788,028[1]
2006–2007	838,503[1]  6.4%
2007–2008	903,848[1]  7.8%
2008–2009	925,532[2]  2.4%
2009–2010	802,559[2]  13.3%
2010–2011	813,962[2]  1.42%
2011–2012	841,240[2]  3.35%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	996,058[2]  18.4%
2014–2015	1,026,669[1]  3.07%
2015–2016	1,135,520[2]  10.6%
2016–2017	949,336[2]  16.4%
2017–2018	1,113,940[2]  17.34%
2018–2019	1,148,007[2]  3.06%
2019–2020	888,900[2]  22.57%
2020–2021	390,550[2]  56.1%
2021–2022	421,250[3]  7.86%
2022–2023	526,300[4]  24.94%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Blackburn towards Flinders Street Lilydale line Mitcham towards Lilydale Belgrave line Mitcham towards Belgrave
Track layout Legend to Blackburn 1 2 to Mitcham

Nunawading railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Nunawading, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Nunawading station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces, connected by two concourses. It opened on 4 June 1888, with the current station provided in 2010.^[5]

Initially opened as Tunstall, the station was given its current name of Nunawading on 1 November 1945.

Nunawading station opened almost six years after the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.^[5] Like the suburb itself, the name of the station is from an Indigenous word, numphawading, meaning ceremonial ground or battlefield.^[6] The settlement immediately adjacent to the station was originally named after Tunstall, England, famous for its potteries.^[6]

In 1956, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Springvale Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station.^[7]

In 1979, the station was one of three used as trial sites for new bike lockers under the Melbourne Bicycle Strategy, available either for occasional, monthly, or quarterly hire.^[8]

On 18 December 2009, the original ground-level station closed as part of a grade separation project to replace the Springvale Road level crossing. A new station, in a cutting west of Springvale Road, opened on 11 January 2010.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Nunawading is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains^[13][14] and consists of an island platform with two faces located on the western side of Springvale Road, with concourses on both sides of the road.

The main concourse, on the western side, comprises a customer service counter, an enclosed waiting room, toilets and a café. The concourse on the eastern side is linked to the platforms via an underpass beneath Springvale Road. Both concourses have stairs and lifts that provide access to the platforms. Both concourses of the station have access to the Ringwood – Box Hill bike path. On the platforms, there are metal benches, vending machines, and passenger information displays. The station car park is on the corner of Laughlin Avenue and Springvale Road.

Platform 1:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale
•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Belgrave

Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Nunawading station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  273 : to The Pines Shopping Centre^[15]
• SmartBus  902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West^[16]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Nunawading station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  735 : to Box Hill station^[17]

• 
  Former ground-level Platform 2 building prior to demolition, September 2005
• 
  Station concourse and entrance, May 2014

• Media related to Nunawading railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au