Darebin railway station, Melbourne
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Darebin is a railway station in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
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, Australia
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, located in the suburb of Ivanhoe
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, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Darebin is unmanned and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...

 Zone 1.

In 2009 it was the sixth least used metropolitan railway station in Melbourne, with an average of 420 passenger boardings per day.

Facilities

Darebin is located between Heidelberg Road and Salisbury Avenue, with station access from both.

The station consists of two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s; Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...

 ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. Myki
Myki
myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...

 ticket vending machines are also located at the entrances to platform 1 and platform 2.

Platforms

Platform 1:
  • Hurstbridge line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
    Flinders Street Station
    Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...

    .


Platform 2:
  • Hurstbridge line - all stations and limited stops services to Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham
    Eltham railway station, Melbourne
    Eltham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Eltham, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Eltham is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2....

     and Hurstbridge.
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