Glenroy railway station

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Glenroy
PTV commuter rail station
Glenroy Northbound View.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, May 2022
General information
LocationHartington Street,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates 37°42′17″S144°55′02″E / 37.7046°S 144.9173°E / -37.7046; 144.9173
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Craigieburn
Distance14.40 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking450
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGRY
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 January 1887;137 years ago (1887-01-24)
Rebuilt1976
6 May 2022 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006939,308 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Oak Park
towards Flinders Street
Craigieburn line Jacana
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
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Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 24 January 1887. [4]

Contents

History

Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887, [4] with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland. [6] [7]

In 1908, a goods siding was provided and, in 1950, it was extended to a nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided. [8] In 1965, the double line block signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling. [4] All mechanical interlocking at the station was also abolished, and a signal panel was provided. [4]

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station. [9]

The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures. [10] In 1987, the signal panel was abolished. [4]

In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station. [11]

The station was rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Project, due to the grade separation of the Glenroy Road level crossing. [12] On 2 July 2019, it was announced that the level crossing would be removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road, and would include a rebuilt station. [13] On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released. [14] Major construction began soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened. [15]

Platforms and services

Glenroy has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains. [16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates five bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route to and from Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
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  11. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  12. ↑ Glenroy Road, Glenroy Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ↑ Getting on with the job in Glenroy Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  14. ↑ New Glenroy Station design unveiled Archived 16 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  15. ↑ Boom gates gone from Glenroy Archived 7 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  16. ↑ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ↑ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ↑ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ↑ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ↑ "536 Gowrie - Glenroy via Gowrie Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ↑ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
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