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 2, November 2024
General information
Location	Hartington Street, Glenroy, Victoria 3046 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°42′17″S 144°55′02″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	14.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	450
Bicycle facilities	8
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	GRY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 January 1887; 137 years ago (1887-01-24)
Rebuilt	1976 6 May 2022 (LXRP)
Electrified	September 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	939,308[1]
2006–2007	1,008,479[1]  7.35%
2007–2008	1,126,716[1]  11.72%
2008–2009	1,295,025[2]  14.93%
2009–2010	1,383,916[2]  6.86%
2010–2011	1,351,289[2]  2.35%
2011–2012	1,290,348[2]  4.5%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	1,099,367[2]  14.8%
2014–2015	1,061,885[1]  3.4%
2015–2016	1,085,598[2]  2.23%
2016–2017	1,112,330[2]  2.46%
2017–2018	1,165,220[2]  4.75%
2018–2019	1,193,185[2]  2.4%
2019–2020	1,037,400[2]  13.05%
2020–2021	399,100[2]  61.52%
2021–2022	317,000[3]  20.57%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Oak Park towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Jacana towards Craigieburn
Track layout to Oak Park 1 2 to Jacana

Glenroy railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, 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 PID on Platform 2 displaying a Craigieburn service, November 2024

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:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

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

•  513 : to Eltham station (via Lower Plenty)^[17]
•  514 : to Eltham station (via Greensborough)^[18]
•  534 : to Coburg^[19]
•  536 : to Gowrie station^[20]
•  542 : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station^[21]

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

• Night Bus  951 : to Brunswick station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[22]

Gallery

• 
  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
• 
  An Apex quarry train bound for Craigieburn passes Platform 2, September 2023
• 
  Northbound view from Platform 1, May 2022
• 
  Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2024
• 
  Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2024
• 
  The eastern facing facade viewed from Hartington Street, November 2024
• 
  The western facing facade and forecourt seating area, November 2024
• 
  The Myki, waiting room, lifts towards the platforms viewed from the main concourse, November 2024
• 
  The east facing direction of the main concourse, November 2024
• 
  The west facing direction of the main concourse looking towards the western forecourt seating area, November 2024
• 
  The forecourt seating area on the western side at Glenroy station, November 2024
• 
  The customer service, PSO box and Myki top up machine at the main concourse, November 2024
• 
  The viewing point of the station platforms and the stairs to Platform 2 from concourse level, November 2024
• 
  The stairs at the northern end of Platform 2 viewed from platform level, November 2024

References

1. 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. 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. "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

External links

• Melway map Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at street-directory.com.au