Glenroy railway station

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Glenroy
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Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2024
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;138 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 a commuter railway station located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [4] The station opened on 24 January 1887, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in April 2022 and the current lowered rail trench station provided in May 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project. [5]

Contents

Glenroy is a below ground premium station, consisting of two side platforms connected by staircases, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms on either side. [6]

The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Glenroy station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by six bus routes, it includes Dysons bus routes 513, 514, 535, 536 and 542 as well as the Ventura Bus Lines route 951. The station is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop. [7]

Description

Glenroy railway station is located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. [4] The station is 15 km (9.3 mi) or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop. [7] The adjacent stations are Oak Park station up towards Flinders Street and Jacana station down towards Craigieburn. [7]

The station consists of two side platforms with two edges. As is standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on edges. The side platforms are approximately 160 m (524 ft 11 in) long, long enough for a 7 car High Capacity Metro Train. [4] The station features a ground level concourse, accessible by stairs and lifts up to the elevated platforms. [6] There is one main station building, opened in 2022, which contains a waiting room, a customer service,PSO office and a ground level concourse inside the main station building. [8]

The station building, concourse and platform largely stayed the same since the station was rebuilt in 2020. [4] There are 600 parking spaces; 396 spaces on Dowd Place, 141 spaces on Hartington Street and 66 spaces on Station Road and 25 protected bike parking at the station. [9] [10] The station is listed as fully accessible on the Metro Trains website, as there are lifts and accessible features available at the station. [6]

History

Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887, with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. [11] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland. [12] [13]

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. [14]

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station. [15] The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures. [16] In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station, featuring the addition of customer service facilities and the conversion of the former ground-level station building into a waiting room. [17]

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. [18] 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. [19] On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released. [20] Major construction began soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened. [5]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Craigieburn service, November 2024 Glenroy railway station Platform 2 PID (29 November 2024).jpg
A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Craigieburn service, November 2024
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street service arrives at Platform 1, June 2022 Comeng 614M at Glenroy station, June 2022.jpg
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street service arrives at Platform 1, June 2022

Glenroy has two side platforms. The station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the metropolitan railway network. [7] The Craigieburn line runs from Craigieburn station, north of Melbourne, joining with the Upfield, Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines at North Melbourne station before travelling through to Flinders Street via the City Loop in a clockwise direction during weekday morning peak hours or all day on weekends and public holidays and to Flinders Street via Southern Cross in an anti-clockwise direction during weekday afternoon and evening peak hours. [7]

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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