Coburg railway station

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Coburg
PTV commuter rail station
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Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at both buildings on each side, November 2024
General information
Location Bell Street,
Coburg, Victoria
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates 37°44′32″S144°57′48″E / 37.7423°S 144.9634°E / -37.7423; 144.9634
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Upfield
Distance10.12 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
  • Victoria coach logo.svg Coach
Construction
Structure type Elevated
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCOB
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884;140 years ago (1884-09-09)
Rebuilt11 September 1995
14 December 2020 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006445,827 [1]
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Upfield line Batman
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Track layout
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Coburg railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coburg station is an elevated premium station, featuring two side platforms. The original station opened on 9 September 1884, with the current station being provided in 2020. [4]

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History

Coburg station opened as the terminus when the railway line was extended from North Melbourne. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the Duke of Edinburgh, a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. [6] [7] The suburb was renamed from Pentridge to Coburg in 1870, when the Duke was planning to visit the colony. [6]

On 8 October 1889, the line was extended to Somerton, [4] [5] where it junctioned with the main North East railway line to Albury. On 13 July 1903, the line beyond Coburg was closed, but was reopened to Fawkner on 13 November 1906. [4] On 2 December 1920, the line to Coburg was electrified. [5] In 1957 and 1958, a number of sidings at the station were abolished. [4]

In 1962, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the former Bell Street level crossing, which was at the down end of the station. [8] In 1972, the former ground-level station building was refurbished. [9] By 1978, the former goods yard, which was located to the west of the station, had been closed. [4]

A signal box was located at the up end of the station, directly opposite the former Munro Street level crossing. It was provided in 1928 to control the interlocked gates at the former level crossing, and replaced the original signal box. [5] In 1983, boom barriers replaced the interlocked gates. [8]

Although the line from Coburg to Fawkner was duplicated in 1959, Coburg continued to have only one side platform, used by trains travelling in both directions. On 11 September 1995, an additional platform (Platform 2) was provided. [8] It was built along the former No.3 road, which had been booked out of service in 1992. [4] On 28 June 1996, Coburg was upgraded to a premium station. [10] In 1997, a crossover was provided at the up end of the station, but all other remaining crossovers and points were abolished at the same time. [4]

On 7 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Bell Street and Munro Street level crossings would be removed by grade separation. [11] On 12 June 2019, the designs for the new, rebuilt station was announced. [12]

On 27 July 2020, the Bell Street and Munro Street level crossings and equipment were eliminated and on the same night, the ground level station was closed and demolished and the Platform 1 heritage building restored during these works. [13] On 2 November 2020, trains started running through the new elevated rail bridge after a four month closure. [14] [15] On 14 December 2020, the rebuilt station opened to passengers. [16]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 2 displaying an Upfield-bound service, November 2024 Coburg railway station Platform 2 PIDS (22 November 2024).jpg
A PID on Platform 2 displaying an Upfield-bound service, November 2024
Upfield-bound Comeng train arrives at Platform 2, November 2024 Comeng 675M at Coburg railway station Platform 2 (22 November 2024).jpg
Upfield-bound Comeng train arrives at Platform 2, November 2024

Coburg has two side platforms and is served by Upfield line trains. [17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Coburg station:

Dysons operates three bus routes via Coburg station:

Kinetic Melbourne operates two route via Coburg station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Coburg station:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Coburg station:

V/Line coach services to:

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