Croydon railway station, Melbourne
37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E / -37.7954; 145.2805
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Croydon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon in Victoria, Australia. Croydon is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2024.[5]
Initially opened as Warrandyte, the station was given its current name of Croydon on 1 August 1884.[6]
History
Croydon station opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.[6] It was renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884, like the suburb itself, the station was named after Croydon in Surrey, England.[7] The name was suggested by local landowner Gregory Lacey, whose wife was originally from Croydon.[7] The station was built on parts of land owned by Lacey.[7]
In 1957, the line between Croydon and Mooroolbark was duplicated, with a number of sidings provided at the same time.[6] In 1978, the goods yard was closed and, in that same year, a number of sidings were abolished.[6] In 1979, the former Coolstore Road level crossing, which was located in the down direction of the station, was provided, replacing a previous level crossing.[6][8]
On 30 June 1984, the current Platform 1 opened, as part of the duplication of the line between Croydon and Ringwood.[9] The remaining sidings were also abolished during this time.[6] On 31 July 1996, Croydon was upgraded to a premium station.[10]
On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Coolstore Road level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail bridge to be built over the road.[11][12][13] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. On 6 August 2022, early concept designs were released.[14] In March 2023, construction on the project began.[15]
On 30 January 2024, Croydon station closed temporarily to allow construction to take place,[16] with the station buildings and Platform 2 demolished in the following days.
On 7 May 2024, Coolstore Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated, with new Croydon station opening to passengers on 12 August 2024.[17][5]
Platforms and services
Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[18]
Platform 1:
- Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood
Platform 2:
- Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 380 : to Ringwood station (loop service)[19]
Ventura Bus Lines operates ten routes via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox[20]
- 670 : Ringwood station – Box Hill Institute Lilydale Lakeside Campus[21]
- 671 : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[22]
- 672 : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[23]
- 688 : to Upper Ferntree Gully station[24]
- 689 : to Montrose[25]
- 690 : to Boronia station[26]
- 737 : to Monash University Clayton Campus[27]
- Night Bus 967 : to Glen Waverley station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[28]
- FlexiRide Croydon[29]
Gallery
- South-west bound view from former ground level Platform 2, March 2009
- South-west bound view from former ground level Platform 1, November 2023
- Elevated station under construction, July 2024
- North-east view of Platform 1 under construction, July 2024
- North-east bound train over the Coolstore Road rail bridge, Croydon station, July 2024
References
- ^ "New Croydon Station opening on Monday 12 August". Victoria's Big Build. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b "New Croydon Station opening on Monday 12 August". Victoria's Big Build. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Croydon". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Croydon and Croydon City". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave". SRS Showday Tour Notes (PDF). VR History. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ Coolstore Road, Croydon Archived 9 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ 10 more level crossings to go by 2025 Archived 30 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ Belgrave and Lilydale lines level crossing removal fact sheet Archived 9 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ Designs revealed for the Coolstore Road level crossing removal Archived 20 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Victoria's Big Build
- ^ "Works underway on Croydon Transport Hub". Victoria's Big Build. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Lilydale Line first to be boom gate free ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Boom gates no more at Coolstore". Victoria's Big Build. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "670 Ringwood – Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "671 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Warrien Road & Patrick Street". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "672 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Wonga Park & Croydon Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda and Tremont". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "689 Croydon - Montrose via Hawthory Road & Durham Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "690 Croydon - Boronia via Kilsyth & Canterbury Gardens & Kilsyth South". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "967 Glen Waverley Station – Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "FlexiRide Croydon". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
External links
Media related to Croydon railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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