Glenroy railway station

Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and it opened on 24 January 1887.[2]

Glenroy
Southbound view in November 2008
LocationHartington Street, Glenroy
Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°42′17″S 144°55′02″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance14.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking450
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium Station
Station codeGRY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 January 1887
Rebuilt1976
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008-20091.295 million[1]
2009-20101.384 million[1]  6.84%
2010-20111.351 million[1]  2.38%
2011-20121.290 million[1]  4.92%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20141.099 million[1]  14.81%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Oak Park
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Jacana
towards Craigieburn

The railway past the site of Glenroy station was opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga.[3]

A goods siding was provided in 1908, and was extended in 1950, for the nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided.[4] The original station buildings were provided in 1886, and were replaced by the present buildings in 1976.[5] The station was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1999.[6]

The station is set to be rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Authority, due to an election promise to remove the Glenroy Road level crossing, where the railway line will be lowered underneath the road, with the railway station being at a lower level, with major construction set to begin in early 2021 and finishing in late 2022. [7]

Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station on 14 September 1973.[8]

Glenroy railway station at Glenroy Road has been added to the railway crossing removal project.

Platforms & services

Glenroy has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates five routes via Glenroy station:

References
  1. "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 Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Glenroy Vicsig
  3. 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.
  4. "Glenroy Rail Crossing Proposals". The Age. 5 July 1957. p. 3.
  5. Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  6. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  7. Glenroy Road, Glenroy - Level Crossing Removal Authority
  8. "Rolling Stock Notes". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1973. p. 222.
  9. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough or Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "536 Gowrie - Glenroy via Gowrie Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "951 Night bus: City - Moonee Ponds - Brunswick West - Pascoe Vale - Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
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