Glenbervie railway station
Glenbervie | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 1 in July 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Glass Street, Essendon | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°44′50″S 144°55′15″E / 37.747197°S 144.920920°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.13 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 65 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | GBV | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 September 1922 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1976 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Glenbervie railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon, and opened on 11 September 1922.[1]
The railway past the site of Glenbervie station was opened in 1872, as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. The station itself opened on 11 September 1922, a year after the line was electrified. The station was initially provided with small timber station buildings, which were replaced by the current buildings in 1976.[2][3]
Platforms & services
Glenbervie has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
Travel links
Kastoria Bus Lines operates one route via Glenbervie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 501: Moonee Ponds Junction – Niddrie[5]
References
- ^ Glenbervie Vicsig
- ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "501 Craigieburn Station - Donnybrook Station via Hume Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au