Jump to content

Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

Coordinates: 37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E / -37.7991; 144.9945
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BrownHairedGirl (talk | contribs) at 02:21, 20 May 2020 (populating subcats of Category:Railway stations in Australia by year of opening, replaced: Category:Railway stations opened in 1888Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888, <br> → <br />). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Victoria Park
Southbound view from platform 2 in June 2014
General information
LocationLittle Turner Street, Abbotsford
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E / -37.7991; 144.9945
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Mernda
Hurstbridge
Distance5.42 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeVPK
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesCollingwood
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Template:Victoria lines
Template:Victoria lines

Victoria Park railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford and opened on 8 May 1888 as Collingwood, being renamed Victoria Park on 1 May 1909.[1]

Between 1888 and 1901 the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne City Centre was made in 1901, between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the Inner Circle line.

A former goods yard is located next to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding capable of holding 2 stabled trains is located at the northern end. The present station buildings were constructed in 1981[2] and the original wooden pylons that the former buildings sat upon were removed.[3]

The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club between 1892 and 1999.[4] Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from Australian Football League matches played at the stadium.

Platforms & services

Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[5][6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates one route via Victoria Park station:

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Victoria Park station:

Transdev Melbourne operates fourteen routes via Victoria Park station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Victoria Park Station:

References

  1. ^ Victoria Park Vicsig
  2. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 134.
  4. ^ "Victoria Park". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "961 Night bus: City - Collingwood - Eastern Fwy - Templestowe - Doncaster". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "207 City - Doncaster SC via Kew Junction". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "966 Night bus: City - Kew - Doncaster Rd - Box Hill". Public Transport Victoria.