Glenroy railway station

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Glenroy railway station is a commuter railway station located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.<ref name="GS">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station opened on 24 January 1887, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in April 2022 and the current lowered rail trench station provided in May 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project.<ref name="BG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Glenroy is a below ground premium station, consisting of two side platforms connected by staircases, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible, as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms on either side.<ref name="AG">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Glenroy station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by bus routes 513, 514, 535, 536 and 542 as well as route 951. The station is approximately Template:Cvt or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop.<ref name="CL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The adjacent stations are Oak Park, up towards Flinders Street, and Jacana, down towards Craigieburn.<ref name="CL" />

Description

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Glenroy station consists of two side platforms with two edges. As is standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on edges. The side platforms are approximately Template:Cvt long, long enough for a 7 car High Capacity Metro Train.<ref name="GS" /> The station features a ground level concourse, accessible by stairs and lifts up to the elevated platforms.<ref name="AG" /> There is one main station building, opening in 2022, which contains a waiting room, a customer service, a PSO office and a ground level concourse inside the main station building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The station building, concourse and platform largely stayed the same since the station was rebuilt in 2022.<ref name="GS" /> There are 600 parking spaces; 396 spaces on Dowd Place, 141 spaces on Hartington Street and 66 spaces on Station Road and 25 protected bike parking at the station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station is listed as fully accessible on the Metro Trains website, as there are lifts and accessible features available at the station.<ref name="AG" />

History

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Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887, with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.<ref name=KTurton>Template:Cite book</ref> Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland.<ref name="vpglenroy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station.<ref name="newsrailnov73">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station, featuring the addition of customer service facilities and the conversion of the former ground-level station building into a waiting room.<ref name="newsrailoct97">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.<ref>Glenroy Road, Glenroy Template:Webarchive - Level Crossing Removal Project</ref> The level crossing was removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Major construction began in late 2020 soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened.<ref name="BG" />

Platforms and services

Glenroy has two side platforms. The station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the metropolitan railway network.<ref name="CL" /> The Craigieburn line runs from Craigieburn station, north of Melbourne, joining with the Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines near North Melbourne, before travelling through to Flinders Street via the City Loop in a clockwise direction during weekday morning peak hours, or all day on weekends and public holidays, and to Flinders Street via Southern Cross in an anti-clockwise direction during weekday afternoon and evening peak hours.<ref name="CL" />

Current

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Six bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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