Croydon railway station, Melbourne
Appearance
Croydon | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wicklow Avenue, Croydon | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Lilydale | ||||||||||
Distance | 31.03 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 420 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
Station code | CDN | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 December 1882 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2008-2009 | 0.886 million[1] | ||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.881 million[1] 0.56% | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | 0.932 million[1] 5.79% | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | 0.885 million[1] 5.04% | ||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.822 million[1] 7.12% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Croydon railway station is located on the Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon, and has 420 car parking spaces and 8 bike lockers. The station opened as South Warrandyte Station on 1 December 1882, being renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.[2]
Platform 1 opened on 30 June 1984 as part of the line duplication between Croydon and Ringwood.[3] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 31 July 1996.[4]
Platforms & services
Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[5]
Platforms 1:
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street and Ringwood
Platforms 2:
- Lilydale line: all stations services to Lilydale
Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operate one route from Croydon station:
- 380: to Ringwood station (loop)[6]
Ventura Bus Lines operate nine routes via Croydon station:
- 664: Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Westfield Knox[7]
- 670: Ringwood station - Swinburne University[8]
- 671: to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[9]
- 672: to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[10]
- 688: to Upper Ferntree Gully station[11]
- 689: to Montrose[12]
- 690: to Boronia station[13]
- 737: to Monash University[14]
- Telebus 4: to Mooroolbark station[15]
- Sky bus to and from Melbourne Airport: Eastern express
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Croydon". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave" (PDF). SRS Showday Tour Notes.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ferntree Gully - Stud Park SC (Telebus Area 7)". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Media related to Croydon railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au