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.

Contents

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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    Coordinates: 37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E / -37.7954; 145.2805


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