Croydon railway station, Melbourne

Croydon railway station is located on the Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon, and has 420 car parking spaces and 8 bike lockers. The station opened as South Warrandyte Station on 1 December 1882, being renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.[2]

Croydon
Westbound view from Platform 2 in March 2009
LocationWicklow Avenue, Croydon
Coordinates37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance31.03 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking420
Bicycle facilities8
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeCDN
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008-20090.886 million[1]
2009-20100.881 million[1]  0.56%
2010-20110.932 million[1]  5.79%
2011-20120.885 million[1]  5.04%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.822 million[1]  7.12%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood East
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Mooroolbark
towards Lilydale

Platform 1 opened on 30 June 1984 as part of the line duplication between Croydon and Ringwood.[3] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 31 July 1996.[4]

Platforms & services

Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[5]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Transdev Melbourne operate one route from Croydon station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate nine routes via Croydon station:

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. "Croydon". vicsig.net. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave" (PDF). SRS Showday Tour Notes. VR History.
  4. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "380 Ringwood - Croydon Loop". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "664 Chirnside Park - Knox City via Croydon & Bayswater". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "670 Ringwood - Lilydale via Croydon & Chirnside Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "671 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Warrien Road & Patrick Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "672 Croydon - Chirnside Park via Wonga Park & Croydon Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully via Olinda and Tremont". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "689 Croydon - Montrose via Hawthory Road & Durham Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "690 Croydon - Boronia via Kilsyth & Canterbury Gardens & Kilsyth South". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "Ferntree Gully - Stud Park SC (Telebus Area 7)". Public Transport Victoria.
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