Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

Canterbury railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave, lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, and opened on 1 December 1882.[1]

For the station in Sydney with the same name, see Canterbury railway station, Sydney.

Canterbury
Eastbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014
LocationCanterbury Road, Canterbury
Coordinates37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance12.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking125
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCBY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882
Rebuilt1968
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
East Camberwell
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Chatham
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Chatham
towards Belgrave

In the 1930s, a crossover was provided at the southern end of the station, and a signal box provided to work the interlocked level crossing gates.[2]

Work on the grade separation of the Canterbury Road level crossing commenced in early 1966, and was completed on 15 September 1968. The works involved the use of a temporary track to keep trains running, and raising the station six metres. Services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[3]

Platforms & services

Canterbury has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[4][5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Canterbury station:

  • 285: Doncaster Park & Ride – Camberwell Shopping Centre[6]

References
  1. Canterbury Vicsig
  2. "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". Signal Diagrams and Photos. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "285 Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via North Balwyn". Public Transport Victoria.
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