Greensborough railway station

Greensborough
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view of the station building in December 2008
Location	Para Road, Greensborough, Victoria 3088 City of Banyule Australia
Coordinates	37°42′14″S 145°06′29″E / 37.7040°S 145.1081°E / -37.7040; 145.1081Coordinates: 37°42′14″S 145°06′29″E / 37.7040°S 145.1081°E / -37.7040; 145.1081
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	22.93 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	212
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	GRN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 June 1902
Rebuilt	1970
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (April 1923)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Watsonia towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Montmorency towards Hurstbridge

Greensborough railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Greensborough, and it opened on 5 June 1902.^[1]

Because of the curvature of the line, northbound (Hurstbridge) bound services head south-east upon departing the station, and, likewise, southbound (Flinders Street) bound services head north-west.

Just past the station, the double track becomes single for the remainder of the journey to Hurstbridge. A number of peak hour services to and from Flinders Street terminate at Greensborough.

History[]

Greensborough station was a single track, single platform train station built in 1902, for service to (at the time) the outer north eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the time of construction, it was serviced by steam engines inbound and outbound from the Melbourne central business district, until the completion of the electrification from Heidelberg to Eltham in 1923.

The original platform was located on the south western side of the current platforms where the current car parking is located. The original track ran through the current island platform.

Due to the restrictions of only having one track out to Hurstbridge and only one through track, the trains were timetabled to arrive 3–4 minutes apart. The Hurstbridge service would collect passengers from the platform, then shunt out to a junction at the Up end of the station, pull into a side track and wait 1–2 minutes for the Flinders Street service to arrive then depart, then continuing to Hurstbridge. Due to a much higher passenger count going to the city at the time, the Flinders Street service was given priority over the low passenger count toward Hurstbridge.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the station was upgraded to two tracks, and a single island platform was built. The station had a platform on the left and right, one for each direction.^[2] The rebuilt station was provided in 1969,^[1] and it officially opened on 3 April 1970.^[3] The goods yard that existed at the station closed in 1977.^[1][4] The line between Greensborough and Macleod station was duplicated in 1979.^[1]

The timetabling for services, however, have remained practically the same, due to the single track which still remains between Greensborough and Hurstbridge, with only crossing loops at Eltham and Diamond Creek. An Eltham/Hurstbridge service arrives approximately one minute before the Flinders Street service arrives, with both services departing at same time, allowing the outbound service clear passage to Eltham.

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 21 June 1996.^[5]

In May 2019, the Victorian state government announced a plan to duplicate the line between Greensborough and Eltham, which will include an upgrading of station.^[6] The new station work will see the station concourse built up to Para Road, have straighter station platforms, and provide better accessibility in and around the station precinct.^[7] Works will start in early 2020.^[8]

Platforms and services[]

Greensborough has one island platform with two faces. The direction of trains passing each other is unusual for Melbourne, with trains passing on the left, instead of the usual right. During peak periods, both platforms are used by trains travelling in either direction.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.^[9]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Eltham and Hurstbridge (Peak Hour)

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street (Peak Hour)
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links[]

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

•  385 : Whittlesea – Greensborough Plaza^[10]
•  513 : Eltham station – Glenroy station^[11]
•  517 : Northland Shopping Centre – St Helena^[12]
•  518 : Greensborough Plaza – St Helena West^[13]
•  566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre^[14]

Kinetic Melbourne operates three routes via Greensborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  293 : Box Hill station – Greensborough^[15]
•  SmartBus   901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport^[16]
•  SmartBus   902 : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West^[17]

Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Greensborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  343 : to Hurstbridge station^[18]

Gallery[]

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  Station front and entrance in December 2008

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  Enclosed waiting room in November 2013

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  View towards Flinders Street from Platform 2 in November 2013

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Greensborough railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au