Craigieburn railway station
Craigieburn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view in October 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Potter Street, Craigieburn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°36′10″S 144°56′35″E / 37.602842°S 144.942927°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn North East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.10 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | CGB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 22 July 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Craigieburn railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn opening on 22 July 1872.[1]
History
The railway through Craigieburn opened in 1872 as part of the North East railway to Wodonga. A small timber station building was provided, goods facilities and a larger building being provided in 1878 of the same design as other small stations on the line. A larger timber station building was provided in 1920 on Platform 1.[2]
The station had a passing loop and was used to regularly cross trains from 1874 until the line was duplicated in 1886. A lever frame was provided on the down platform in 1899, remaining until moved to the new station building in 1922.[3] A number of goods sidings were provided at the station, the last being removed in 1982. The old Hume Highway road overpass was opened in 1961 as part of the construction of the North East standard gauge project, replacing a level crossing. In 1988 the signal box was closed, with the station abolished as a block post and all signals were removed.[2][3][4]
The station was rebuilt in 2007 as a Premium station as part of the extension of the electrified line from Broadmeadows,[5] with a signal box, stabling sidings and crossover between lines also provided.[6] Connex began electrified train services to the station on 30 September 2007.[5]
In April 2009 the building on Platform 1 was demolished and rebuilt to a similar design to Platform 2.
Train maintenance facility
A large new train maintenance facility was built in 2012.[7]
Platforms & services
Craigieburn has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line and V/Line Seymour line services.[8][9] Metro Trains generally use Platform 2 with northbound V/Line services often crossing to Platform 1 to pass stabled Metro Trains services.
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Seymour line: V/Line services to Seymour & Southern Cross
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Seymour line: V/Line services to Seymour
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operate six routes to and from Craigieburn station:
- 528: to Craigieburn South[10]
- 529: to Craigieburn North[11]
- 532: to Broadmeadows station[12]
- 533: to Craigieburn North[13]
- 537: to Craigieburn West[14]
- 544: to Roxburgh Park station[15]
Gallery
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Southbound view from Platform 2 before the commencement of upgrade works -
Temporary Platform 2 which was built to the north of the station during upgrade works -
Southbound view from Platform 2 in September 2007 -
Station front in September 2007
References
- ^ Craigieburn Vicsig
- ^ a b 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. pp. 87, 125. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ a b Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Craigieburn" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1988. p. 155.
- ^ a b "New Timetable to Improve Metropolitan Train Services". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. www.dpc.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ Craigieburn Signal Box Vicsig
- ^ Craigieburn Train Maintenance Facility John Holland
- ^ Craigieburn Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Seymour - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 528 Craigieburn - Craigieburn South timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 529 Craigieburn - Craigieburn North timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 533 Craigieburn - Craigieburn North timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 537 Craigieburn - Craigieburn West timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 544 Craigieburn - Roxburgh Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
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