Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

Victoria Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford in Victoria, Australia. Victoria Park is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current platforms provided in 1959 and station provided in 1981.<ref name="VicsigVictoriaPark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Initially opened as Collingwood, the station was given its current name of Victoria Park on 1 May 1909. A former goods yard is located adjacent to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding, capable of holding two stabled trains, is located at the down (northern) end of the station.

History

Victoria Park station opened on 8 May 1888<ref name=VicsigVictoriaPark/> and, until 1901, the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne CBD was opened in 1901 between Princes Bridge and Collingwood Town Hall, the only connection to the city centre was via the indirect Inner Circle line.<ref name=VicsigVictoriaPark/>

On 21 March 1959, the station platforms were damaged by a fire that occurred at a nearby timber yard.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1981, the present pebbledash station buildings were provided,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> with the original timber pylons that supported the former buildings removed soon after.<ref name="newsrailjun81">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club between 1892 and 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from AFL matches played at the stadium.

Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Victoria Park, alongside other stations, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV and platform shelters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge	All stations and limited express services

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates fifteen routes via Victoria Park station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Bulleen<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:RouteBox: Yarra Bend Park – University of Melbourne<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• SmartBus Template:Color box: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

• Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2014
  Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2014
• Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2018
  Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2018
• Platform 1 station signage, May 2018
  Platform 1 station signage, May 2018
• Station ramp and entrance leading up to Platform 1 from Johnston Street, November 2024
  Station ramp and entrance leading up to Platform 1 from Johnston Street, November 2024
• The station entrance signage on the eastern side of Victoria Park station showing directions to Johnston Street and the buses, November 2024
  The station entrance signage on the eastern side of Victoria Park station showing directions to Johnston Street and the buses, November 2024

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au