Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne
Victoria Park | |||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from platform 2 in June 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Little Turner Street, Abbotsford | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda Hurstbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.42 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | VPK | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Collingwood | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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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:
- Mernda line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Mernda
- Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Eltham & Hurstbridge
Transport links
Dysons operates one route via Victoria Park station:
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Victoria Park station:
- 684: Eildon – Southern Cross station[8]
Transdev Melbourne operates fourteen routes via Victoria Park station:
- 200: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Bulleen[9]
- 207: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster[10]
- 246: Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[11]
- 302: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[12]
- 303: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[13]
- 304: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[14]
- 305: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines (Peak Hour only)[15]
- 309: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[16]
- 318: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East) (Peak Hour only)[17]
- 350: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[18]
- SmartBus 905: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[19]
- SmartBus 906: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[20]
- SmartBus 907: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[21]
- SmartBus 908: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[22]
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Victoria Park Station:
References
- ^ Victoria Park Vicsig
- ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 134.
- ^ "Victoria Park". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "961 Night bus: City - Collingwood - Eastern Fwy - Templestowe - Doncaster". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "207 City - Doncaster SC via Kew Junction". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "966 Night bus: City - Kew - Doncaster Rd - Box Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au