Croydon railway station, Melbourne

Croydon railway station, Melbourne
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Station information
Code CDN
Distance from
Flinders Street		 29.8 km
Operator Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines Lilydale
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Premium station
Metlink profile Link
Melway map Link
Google map Link
Metcard / Myki Zone 2

Croydon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Croydon, on the Lilydale railway line. Croydon is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.

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Station overview

Facilities

Croydon is located between Wicklow Avenue and Railway Drive, with station access from both.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard and myki ticket vending machines located inside the waiting area on platform 1 and at the entrance to platform 2.

History

Croydon station opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte, and was renamed Croydon in 1884.[1] The current up platform (platform 1) was provided in 1984 as part of the line duplication between Croydon and Ringwood.[2] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on July 31, 1996.[3]

Platforms

Platform 1:

  • Lilydale line - all stations and limited stops services to Ringwood and Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

  • Lilydale line - all stations services to Lilydale.

Gallery

    References

    1. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Croydon
    2. ^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
    3. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997. 
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    Lilydale line
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    Coordinates: 37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E / -37.7954; 145.2805


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