Coburg railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Coburg


CODE=COB
DISTANCE=11.4 km
LINES=Upfield
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19965 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19965#lineInfomation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=Zone 1

Coburg is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Coburg, on the Upfield railway line. Coburg is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

The station is at the southern end of the Bell Street level crossing, which provides station access.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large red brick building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 2 (Upfield bound) has a small steel shelter. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2 A crossover and a disused signal box are situated at the UP end of the station, whilst an underpass is situated at the city bound end of the station.

History

Coburg station opened on September 9 1884. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Coburg VICSIG Infrastructure - Coburg] ] It was upgraded to Premium Station status on June 28 1996.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ]

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References

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