Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne
Victoria Park | |||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from platform 2 in June 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Little Turner Street, Abbotsford | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°ECoordinates: 37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
South Morang Hurstbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.42 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | VPK | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Victoria Park railway station is located on the South Morang and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, opening as Collingwood on 8 May 1888, and was renamed Victoria Park on 1 May 1909.[1]
Between 1888 and 1901, it was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne City Centre was made in 1901, between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the Inner Circle line.
A former goods yard is located next to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding is located at the northern end of the station, which can hold 2 stabled trains. The present station buildings were provided in 1981,[2] and also included removing the original wooden pylons, which the former buildings sat upon.[3]
Victoria Park was once a busy station, as it was the closest station to Victoria Park, the home of the Collingwood Football Club, until 1999. Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from matches played at the stadium.
Platforms & services
Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang and Hurstbridge line services.[4][5]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
- Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Eltham & Hurstbridge
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Victoria Park station:
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Victoria Park station:
- 684: Eildon – Southern Cross station[7]
Transdev Melbourne operates fourteen routes via Victoria Park station:
- 200: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Bulleen[8]
- 207: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster[9]
- 246: Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[10]
- 302: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[11]
- 303: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[12]
- 304: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[13]
- 305: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines (Peak Hour only)[14]
- 309: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[15]
- 318: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East) (Peak Hour only)[16]
- 350: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[17]
- SmartBus 905: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[18]
- SmartBus 906: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[19]
- SmartBus 907: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[20]
- SmartBus 908: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[21]
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Victoria Park Station:
References
- ↑ Victoria Park Vicsig
- ↑ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 134.
- ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 961 City - Collingwood timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 684 Eildon - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 207 City - Doncaster SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 302 City - Box Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 303 City - Ringwood North timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 304 City - Doncaster SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 305 City - The Pines SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 309 City - Donvale timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 318 City - Deep Creek timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 350 City - La Trobe University timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 905 City - The Pines SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 906 City - Warrandyte timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 907 City - Mitcham timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 908 City - The Pines SC timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 966 City - Box Hill timetable Public Transport Victoria