Diamond Creek railway station


Diamond Creek railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Diamond Creek, and opened on 25 June 1912.
A passing loop had been present at the station for many years. In 1994, a second platform was constructed on the passing loop. Before then, one train had to set back after using the platform, then enter the loop to allow another train to pass. Both platforms are bi-directional. With the introduction of electronic signalling in 2008, Platform 2 could only be used by Hurstbridge bound trains, but in 2013 Platform 2 received a signal pointing citybound.
Diamond Creek was one of the last stations in Melbourne controlled by the Staff and Ticket safeworking system, including semaphore signals. The station was a break for two sections of the safeworking system; Eltham to Diamond Creek, and Diamond Creek to Hurstbridge. As a result, Metro Trains staff were required to operate the safeworking system, including operating the points for the crossing loop. In 2008, the signals and the points were upgraded to be controlled electronically, and in early 2013, the safe working system was converted to Automatic & Track Control.
The current station building on Platform 1 was damaged by fire in 1979.
Boom barriers were provided at the Hurstbridge Road level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1988.

Platforms & services

Diamond Creek has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
operates one route to and from Diamond Creek station:
Panorama Coaches operates two routes via Diamond Creek station: