Coolaroo railway station

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Coolaroo
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view of the station platforms,
June 2017
General information
Location Pascoe Vale Road,
Coolaroo, Victoria 3048
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates 37°39′36″S144°55′34″E / 37.660°S 144.926°E / -37.660; 144.926
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Craigieburn
Distance19.31 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking490
Bicycle facilities26
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCLO
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 June 2010;14 years ago (2010-06-06)
ElectrifiedJuly 2007 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2009–20109,903 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Broadmeadows Craigieburn line Roxburgh Park
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
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Coolaroo railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coolaroo in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coolaroo station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 6 June 2010. [4] [5]

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History

Originally scheduled for completion by the 1980s, under the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan, [6] the Victorian Government set aside $38 million for the construction of the station in the 2007/2008 State Budget. [7] Completion was expected in 2010, [7] with the project re-announced as part of the state government Victorian Transport Plan in December 2008. [8] Although long proposed, the station was built separately to the 2007 electrification of the line from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn. [7]

The railway past the site of Coolaroo station originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. [4] In December 2008, to allow construction of Platform 1, work on the slewing of the parallel standard gauge track commenced, and was completed by January 2009. In August of that year, work on the lift wells was underway, with the main span of the footbridge lifted into place in October of that year.

On 6 June 2010, the station was opened by then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, and then Minister for Transport, Martin Pakula.

Platforms and services

A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1,
April 2013 Metro Trains Melbourne Comeng at Coolaroo.jpg
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1,
April 2013

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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