Croxton railway station

Croxton

Station information
Code	CXT
Distance from Flinders Street	8.4 km
Operator	Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines	Epping
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Melway map	Link
Google map	Link
Metlink ticket zone	1

Croxton is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Northcote, on the Epping railway line. Croxton is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

Croxton is located between Spencer Street and Stott Street, with station access from both.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard 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 small coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

Tram routes 86 and 112 are both short walks from the station, on High Street and St Georges Road respectively.

Platforms, services and connecting tram services

Platform 1:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Epping

Route	Destination	Destination
Tram 86	Bundoora RMIT	Waterfront City, Docklands
Tram 112	St Kilda	West Preston

History

Croxton station opened on 8 October 1889. It is one of only three stations on the electrified Melbourne network to have an 'x' in its name (the others being Box Hill and Roxburgh Park).