Glenroy railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°42′17″S 144°55′02″E / 37.7046°S 144.9173°E / -37.7046; 144.9173Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)CraigieburnDistance14.40 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeBelow groundParking450Bicycle facilities8AccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeGRYFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened24 January 1887; 137 years ago (1887-01-24)Rebuilt1976
6 May 2022 (LXRP)ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006939,308[1]2006–20071,008,479[1] Increase 7.35%2007–20081,126,716[1] Increase 11.72%2008–20091,295,025[2] Increase 14.93%2009–20101,383,916[2] Increase 6.86%2010–20111,351,289[2] Decrease 2.35%2011–20121,290,348[2] Decrease 4.5%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–20141,099,367[2] Decrease 14.8%2014–20151,061,885[1] Decrease 3.4%2015–20161,085,598[2] Increase 2.23%2016–20171,112,330[2] Increase 2.46%2017–20181,165,220[2] Increase 4.75%2018–20191,193,185[2] Increase 2.4%2019–20201,037,400[2] Decrease 13.05%2020–2021399,100[2] Decrease 61.52%2021–2022317,000[3] Decrease 20.57% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Oak Park Craigieburn line Jacana
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
Legend
1
2
to Jacana

Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 24 January 1887.[4]

History

Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887,[4] with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland.[6][7]

In 1908, a goods siding was provided and, in 1950, it was extended to a nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided.[8] In 1965, the double line block signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling.[4] All mechanical interlocking at the station was also abolished, and a signal panel was provided.[4]

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station.[9]

The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures.[10] In 1987, the signal panel was abolished.[4]

In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station.[11]

The station was rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Project, due to the grade separation of the Glenroy Road level crossing.[12] On 2 July 2019, it was announced that the level crossing would be removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road, and would include a rebuilt station.[13] On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released.[14] Major construction began soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened.[15]

Platforms and services

Glenroy has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Travel links

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

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route to and from Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008
    Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008

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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Glenroy". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  6. ^ "Glenroy". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Glenroy Rail Crossing Proposals". The Age. 5 July 1957. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stock Notes". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1973. p. 222.
  10. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  11. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  12. ^ Glenroy Road, Glenroy Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ^ Getting on with the job in Glenroy Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  14. ^ New Glenroy Station design unveiled Archived 16 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  15. ^ Boom gates gone from Glenroy Archived 7 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  16. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "536 Gowrie - Glenroy via Gowrie Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ 951 Brunswick Station - Glenroy Station via West Coburg Archived 27 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria

External links

  • Melway map Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at street-directory.com.au
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