Croydon
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 2, March 2009
General information
LocationWicklow Avenue,
Croydon, Victoria 3136
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E / -37.7954; 145.2805
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance31.03 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne 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; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt30 June 1984
July 2024
ElectrifiedNovember 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesWarrandyte (1882–1884)
Passengers
2005–2006694,405[1]
2006–2007743,443[1] Increase 7.06%
2007–2008851,017[1] Increase 14.47%
2008–2009885,978[2] Increase 4.1%
2009–2010880,996[2] Decrease 0.56%
2010–2011932,083[2] Increase 5.79%
2011–2012885,015[2] Decrease 5.04%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014821,534[2] Decrease 7.17%
2014–2015825,557[1] Increase 0.48%
2015–2016901,997[2] Increase 9.25%
2016–2017834,840[2] Decrease 7.44%
2017–2018899,751[2] Increase 7.77%
2018–2019916,319[2] Increase 1.84%
2019–2020726,050[2] Decrease 20.76%
2020–2021311,100[2] Decrease 57.15%
2021–2022327,150[3] Increase 5.15%
2022–2023492,650[3] Increase 50.58%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood East
towards Flinders Street or Ringwood
 Lilydale line Mooroolbark
towards Lilydale
Track layout
Legend
to Ringwood East
1
2
Cool Store Road
(Removing by 2025)
Creek
to Mooroolbark

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 premium status ground structure station featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte before being renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.[4]

As of 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.

Platforms and services

Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Croydon". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Lilydale Line first to be boom gate free ahead of schedule". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "670 Ringwood – Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  19. ^ "671 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Warrien Road & Patrick Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "672 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Wonga Park & Croydon Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda and Tremont". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "689 Croydon - Montrose via Hawthory Road & Durham Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "690 Croydon - Boronia via Kilsyth & Canterbury Gardens & Kilsyth South". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. ^ "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  25. ^ "967 Glen Waverley Station – Croydon Station via Knox City". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  26. ^ "FlexiRide Croydon". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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