Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Victoria Park


CODE=VPK
DISTANCE=4.2km
LINES=Epping,
Hurstbridge
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19975 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19975#lineInformation Link]

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ZONE=1

Victoria Park is a railway station on the Hurstbridge and Epping lines in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. The station is elevated, is in Metcard Zone 1 and is unmanned.

History

Victoria Park station opened in 1888 as "Collingwood" [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Victoria%20Park VICSIG Infrastructure - Victoria Park] ] (not to be confused with the present Collingwood Station). Between 1888 and 1901 it was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne Central Business District was made in 1901 between Princes Bridge and Collingwood, the only connection to the city centre was via the Inner Circle. A former goods yard is adjacent to platform 1, whilst a stabling siding is situated at DOWN end of the station.

Victoria Park was once a busy station as it was the closest station from McHale Stadium, former home of the Collingwood Football Club. Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from matches played at the stadium. In 1998 Collingwood football club moved all its home games from McHale Stadium (then Victoria Park) to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, thus lowering station patronage considerably.

Typically, trains running on the Hurstbridge line run express through Victoria Park, with most trains on the Epping line stopping, with the exception of some peak-hour trains.

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References

MelbourneStations
Line=Epping and Hurstbridge lines
Previous=Collingwood
Here=Victoria Park
Next=Clifton Hill