Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne
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- For other uses, see Victoria Park railway station.
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| Station information | |
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| Code | VPK |
| Distance from Flinders St |
4.2km |
| Operator | Connex Melbourne |
| Lines | Epping, Hurstbridge |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Unmanned station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 |
Victoria Park is a railway station on the Hurstbridge and Epping lines in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. The station is elevated, is in Metcard Zone 1 and is unmanned.
Typically, trains running on the Hurstbridge line run express through Victoria Park, with most trains on the Epping line stopping, with the exception of some peak hour trains.
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[edit] Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:
- Epping line - all stations services to Flinders Street Station
Platform 2:
- Epping line - all stations services to Epping
| Route | Destination | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 200 /201 /203 /205 | City (Melbourne Central Shopping Centre) | Westfield Doncaster |
| 207 | City (Melbourne Central Shopping Centre) | Donvale |
| 246 | Elsternwick | La Trobe University (Bundoora) |
| 301 | City (Lonsdale Street) | The Pines Shopping Centre |
| 302 | City (Queen & Little Collins Streets) | Box Hill |
| 303 | City (Queen & Collins Streets) | Mitcham |
| 304 | City (Queen & Little Collins Streets) | Ringwood |
| 305 | City (Lonsdale Street) | Deep Creek |
| 306 | City (Queen & Collins Streets) | North Ringwood |
| 307 | City (Queen & Collins Streets) | Mitcham |
| 308 | City (Lonsdale Street) | Deep Creek |
| 309 | City (Queen & Collins Streets) | Donvale |
| 313 | City (Flinders & Russell Streets) | Templestowe |
| 315 | City (Flinders & Russell Streets) | Box Hill |
| 316 | City (Flinders & Russell Streets) | Deep Creek |
| 319 | City (Queen & Collins Streets) | The Pines Shoping Centre |
| 340 | City (Flinders & Russell Streets) | La Trobe University |
| 350 | City (Flinders & Russell Streets) | La Trobe University (Limited Pick Up and Set Down) |
[edit] History
Victoria Park station opened in 1888 as Collingwood[1] (not to be confused with the present Collingwood Station). Between 1888 and 1901 it was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne Central Business District was made in 1901 between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the Inner Circle.
A former goods yard is adjacent to platform 1, whilst a stabling siding is situated at down end of the station. In 1981 the station buildings were reconstructed.[2]
Victoria Park was once a busy station as it was the closest station to McHale Stadium, former home of the Collingwood Football Club. Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from matches played at the stadium. In 1998 Collingwood football club moved all its home games from McHale Stadium (then Victoria Park) to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, thus lowering station patronage considerably.
[edit] Gallery
 Former goods yard adjacent to platform 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Victoria Park
- ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 107. ISBN 0 9582069 3 3.
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