Initially opened as Warrandyte, the station was given its current name of Croydon on 1 August 1884.[5]
History
Croydon station opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.[5] It was renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884, like the suburb itself, the station was named after Croydon in Surrey, England.[6] The name was suggested by local landowner Gregory Lacey, whose wife was originally from Croydon.[6] The station was built on parts of land owned by Lacey.[6]
Electrification was completed from Ringwood to Croydon by November 1924, and from Croydon to Lilydale by November 1925.[7] A since-removed level crossing in the down direction of the station was provided at Main Street, with automated wig-wag signals installed in June 1928.[7]
In 1957, the line between Croydon and Mooroolbark was duplicated, with a number of sidings provided at the same time.[5] In 1978, the goods yard was closed and, in that same year, a number of sidings were abolished.[5]
In May 1979, the Main Street level crossing was closed to traffic and replaced with a since-removed level crossing at Coolstore Road, located in the down direction of the station and protected with automated boom gate barriers and flashing signals.[5][8]
On 30 June 1984, the former ground level Platform 1 opened, as part of the duplication of the line between Croydon and Ringwood.[9] The remaining sidings were also abolished during this time.[5] On 31 July 1996, Croydon was upgraded to a premium station.[10]
On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Coolstore Road level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a 687 metre long rail bridge to be built over the road.[17][18][19][20] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. On 6 August 2022, early concept designs were released.[21] In March 2023, construction on the project began.[22]
On 30 January 2024, Croydon station closed temporarily to allow construction to take place,[23] with the station buildings and Platform 2 demolished in the following days.
On 7 May 2024, Coolstore Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated, with a new Croydon station opening to passengers on 12 August 2024.[24][1] The new station provides entrances at both the western and eastern ends, 4 lifts, stairs, public toilets, a waiting room, and 2 elevated side platforms. A total of 92 bicycle parking spaces are provided at the new station, including 33 open-air bicycle parking hoops and a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage.[25] A new 14-bay bus interchange opened on 11 November 2024.[1]
Platforms and services
A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2024An X'Trapolis train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, October 2024
^ ab"VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
^John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
^Waugh, Andrew (3 November 1998). "Box Hill – Lilydale to Belgrave". SRS Showday Tour Notes(PDF). VR History. Archived(PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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