Collingwood railway station

Railway station in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Mernda
  • Hurstbridge
Distance4.83 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeCWDFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened21 October 1901; 122 years ago (1901-10-21)Rebuilt1986-1987ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesCollingwood Town Hall (1901-1909)Passengers2005–2006275,409[1]2006–2007283,767[1] Increase 3.03%2007–2008326,378[1] Increase 15.01%2008–2009357,010[2] Increase 9.38%2009–2010376,822[2] Increase 5.54%2010–2011376,323[2] Decrease 0.13%2011–2012356,311[2] Decrease 5.32%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014384,016[2] Increase 7.78%2014–2015437,628[1] Increase 13.96%2015–2016523,295[2] Increase 19.57%2016–2017533,767[2] Increase 2%2017–2018537,610[2] Increase 0.72%2018–2019564,450[2] Increase 4.99%2019–2020460,950[2] Decrease 18.34%2020–2021221,100[2] Decrease 52%2021–2022248,400[3] Increase 12.34% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
North Richmond Mernda line Victoria Park
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Victoria Park
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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Collingwood railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, and opened on 21 October 1901 as Collingwood Town Hall. It was renamed Collingwood on 1 May 1909.[4]

Whilst it is named after Collingwood (and, originally, the adjacent Collingwood Town Hall), the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford.[5]

History

Collingwood station opened on 21 October 1901, when a direct railway line between Princes Bridge and Collingwood opened.[4]

During 1986 and 1987, the station buildings and platforms were rebuilt,[6][7] and were in use by 7 September 1987.[8]

Platforms and services

Collingwood has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[9][10]

Platform 1:

  •  Mernda line  all stations services to Flinders Street
  •  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve bus routes via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one bus route via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Collingwood". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ D'Arcy, Jayne (20 September 2016). "Melbourne train stations that aren't quite where they say they are". Domain. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1986. p. 283.
  7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1987. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1987. p. 343.
  9. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. ^ "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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