Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne
Victoria Park | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Southbound view from Platform 2 in June 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Little Turner Street, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 City of Yarra Australia | ||||||||||||||
| 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 Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda Hurstbridge | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.42 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Operational, Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | VPK | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (July 1921) | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Collingwood (1888-1909) | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Victoria Park railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, and it opened on 8 May 1888 as Collingwood. It was renamed Victoria Park on 1 May 1909.[1]
Between 1888 and 1901, the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne CBD was opened in 1901, between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the indirect Inner Circle line.
On 21 March 1959, the station platforms were damaged by a fire that occurred at a nearby timber yard.[2]
A former goods yard is located next to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding, capable of holding two stabled trains, is located at the Down (northern) end of the station. The present station buildings were constructed in 1981,[3] with the original wooden pylons that supported the former buildings removed soon after.[4]
The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club between 1892 and 1999.[5] Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from AFL matches played at the stadium.
Platforms and services[]
Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[6][7]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line all stations services to Flinders Street
- Hurstbridge line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
- Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge
Transport links[]
Kinetic Melbourne operates fifteen routes via Victoria Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 200 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Bulleen[8]
- 202 : Yarra Bend Park – University of Melbourne[9]
- 207 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster[10]
- 246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[11]
- 302 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[12]
- 303 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[13]
- 304 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[14]
- 305 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines (Peak Hour only)[15]
- 309 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[16]
- 318 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)[17]
- 350 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[18]
- SmartBus 905 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[19]
- SmartBus 906 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[20]
- SmartBus 907 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[21]
- SmartBus 908 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines (Peak Hour only)[22]
McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Victoria Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 684 : Eildon – Southern Cross station[23]
References[]
- ^ Victoria Park Vicsig
- ^ "From the Archives: Collingwood timber fire spreads to train station". The Age. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Victoria Park". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^
- ^ "207 City - Doncaster SC via Kew Junction". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888