Glenroy railway station

For the railway station in South Australia, see Glenroy railway station, South Australia.
Glenroy
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, May 2022
General information
LocationHartington Street,
Glenroy, Victoria 3046
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°42′17″S 144°55′02″E / 37.7046°S 144.9173°E / -37.7046; 144.9173
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance14.40 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking450
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeGRY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 January 1887; 137 years ago (1887-01-24)
Rebuilt1976
6 May 2022 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006939,308[1]
2006–20071,008,479[1] Increase 7.35%
2007–20081,126,716[1] Increase 11.72%
2008–20091,295,025[2] Increase 14.93%
2009–20101,383,916[2] Increase 6.86%
2010–20111,351,289[2] Decrease 2.35%
2011–20121,290,348[2] Decrease 4.5%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,099,367[2] Decrease 14.8%
2014–20151,061,885[1] Decrease 3.4%
2015–20161,085,598[2] Increase 2.23%
2016–20171,112,330[2] Increase 2.46%
2017–20181,165,220[2] Increase 4.75%
2018–20191,193,185[2] Increase 2.4%
2019–20201,037,400[2] Decrease 13.05%
2020–2021399,100[2] Decrease 61.52%
2021–2022317,000[3] Decrease 20.57%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Oak Park
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Jacana
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
Legend
to Oak Park
1
2
to Jacana

Glenroy railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Glenroy, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Glenroy station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 24 January 1887, with the current station provided in 2022.[4]

History

Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887,[4] with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland.[6][7]

In 1908, a goods siding was provided and, in 1950, it was extended to a nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided.[8] In 1965, the double line block signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling.[4] All mechanical interlocking at the station was also abolished, and a signal panel was provided.[4]

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station.[9]

The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures.[10] In 1987, the signal panel was abolished.[4]

In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station.[11]

The station was rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Project, due to the grade separation of the Glenroy Road level crossing.[12] On 2 July 2019, it was announced that the level crossing would be removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road, and would include a rebuilt station.[13] On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released.[14] Major construction began soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened.[15]

Platforms and services

A Comeng train on a Flinders Street service arrives at Platform 1, June 2022

Glenroy has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[16]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates five bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route to and from Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008
    Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008
  • Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, with a Comeng train on Platform 2, March 2021
    Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, with a Comeng train on Platform 2, March 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Glenroy". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  6. ^ "Glenroy". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Glenroy Rail Crossing Proposals". The Age. 5 July 1957. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stock Notes". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1973. p. 222.
  10. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  11. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  12. ^ Glenroy Road, Glenroy Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ^ Getting on with the job in Glenroy Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  14. ^ New Glenroy Station design unveiled Archived 16 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  15. ^ Boom gates gone from Glenroy Archived 7 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  16. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  20. ^ "536 Gowrie - Glenroy via Gowrie Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  21. ^ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. ^ 951 Brunswick Station - Glenroy Station via West Coburg Archived 27 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria