Croydon railway station, Melbourne

Croydon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon in Victoria, Australia. Croydon is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1882, with a new elevated station currently under construction.

Croydon
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from former ground level Platform 2, March 2009
General information
LocationWicklow Avenue,
Croydon, Victoria 3136
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance31.03 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking420
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCDN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882 (1882-12-01)
Closed30 January 2024
Rebuilt30 June 1984
July 2024
ElectrifiedNovember 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesWarrandyte (1882–1884)
Passengers
2005–2006694,405[1]
2006–2007743,443[1]  7.06%
2007–2008851,017[1]  14.47%
2008–2009885,978[2]  4.1%
2009–2010880,996[2]  0.56%
2010–2011932,083[2]  5.79%
2011–2012885,015[2]  5.04%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014821,534[2]  7.17%
2014–2015825,557[1]  0.48%
2015–2016901,997[2]  9.25%
2016–2017834,840[2]  7.44%
2017–2018899,751[2]  7.77%
2018–2019916,319[2]  1.84%
2019–2020726,050[2]  20.76%
2020–2021311,100[2]  57.15%
2021–2022327,150[3]  5.15%
2022–2023492,650[3]  50.58%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood East
towards Flinders Street or Ringwood
 Lilydale line Mooroolbark
towards Lilydale
Track layout
to Ringwood East
1
2
Cool Store Road
(Removing by 2025)
Creek
to Mooroolbark

Initially opened as Warrandyte, the station was given its current name of Croydon on 1 August 1884.[4] As of March 2024, the station is closed for the Level Crossing Removal Project at Coolstore Road, Croydon.[5]

History

Croydon station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Croydon in Surrey, England.[6] The name was suggested by local landowner Gregory Lacey, whose wife was originally from Croydon.[6] The station was built on parts of land owned by Lacey.[6]

In 1957, the line between Croydon and Mooroolbark was duplicated, with a number of sidings provided at the same time.[4] In 1978, the goods yard was closed and, in that same year, a number of sidings were abolished.[4] In 1979, the present Coolstore Road level crossing, located in the down direction of the station, was provided, replacing a previous level crossing.[4][7]

On 30 June 1984, the current Platform 1 opened, as part of the duplication of the line between Croydon and Ringwood.[8] The remaining sidings were also abolished during this time.[4] On 31 July 1996, Croydon was upgraded to a premium station.[9]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Coolstore Road level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail bridge to be built over the road.[10][11][12] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. On 6 August 2022, early concept designs were released.[13] In March 2023, construction on the project began.[14] On 30 January 2024, Croydon station closed temporarily to allow construction to take place,[5] with the station buildings and Platform 2 demolished in the following days.

On 7 May 2024, Coolstore Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated, with new Croydon station scheduled to open to passengers in late July 2024.[15]

Platforms and services

Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  380 : to Ringwood station (loop service)[17]

Ventura Bus Lines operates ten routes via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. "Croydon". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Lilydale Line first to be boom gate free ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. "Croydon and Croydon City". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  7. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave" (PDF). SRS Showday Tour Notes. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2009. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  10. Coolstore Road, Croydon Archived 9 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
  11. 10 more level crossings to go by 2025 Archived 30 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
  12. Belgrave and Lilydale lines level crossing removal fact sheet Archived 9 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine – Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. Designs revealed for the Coolstore Road level crossing removal Archived 20 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Victoria's Big Build
  14. "Works underway on Croydon Transport Hub". Victoria's Big Build. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. "Boom gates no more at Coolstore". Victoria’s Big Build. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  16. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. "670 Ringwood – Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  20. "671 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Warrien Road & Patrick Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. "672 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Wonga Park & Croydon Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. "688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda and Tremont". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. "689 Croydon - Montrose via Hawthory Road & Durham Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. "690 Croydon - Boronia via Kilsyth & Canterbury Gardens & Kilsyth South". Public Transport Victoria.
  25. "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  26. "967 Glen Waverley Station – Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  27. "FlexiRide Croydon". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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