Croydon railway station, Melbourne
Croydon | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in March 2009 | |||||||||||
| 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 opening as Warrandyte 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]
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.
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- ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 380 Ringwood - Croydon loop timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 664 Chirnside Park - Knox City timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 670 Ringwood - Swingburne University timetable Archived 2 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 671 Croydon - Chirnside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 672 Croydon - Chirnside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 689 Croydon - Montrose timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 690 Croydon - Boronia timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 737 Croydon - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Telebus 4 Mooroolbark station - Chinside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Croydon railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
