Collingwood railway station is located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, and it opened on 21 October 1901 as Collingwood Town Hall. It was renamed Collingwood on 1 May 1909.[1]

Collingwood
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Stanton Street, Abbotsford, Victoria 3067 City of Yarra Australia
Coordinates	37°48′16″S 144°59′37″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda Hurstbridge
Distance	4.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	CWD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901; 121 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt	1986/1987
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Collingwood Town Hall (1901-1909)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Richmond towards Flinders Street Mernda line Victoria Park towards Mernda Hurstbridge line Victoria Park towards Hurstbridge

The station buildings and platforms were rebuilt in 1986/1987,[2][3] and were in use by 7 September 1987.[4]

Whilst it is named after Collingwood (and the adjacent Collingwood Town Hall), the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford.[5]

Platforms and services

Collingwood has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[6][7]

Platform 1:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Flinders Street
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda
•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve routes via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[8]
•  302 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[9]
•  303 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[10]
•  304 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[11]
•  305 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (Peak Hour only)[12]
•  309 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[13]
•  318 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)[14]
•  350 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[15]
•  SmartBus   905 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre[16]
•  SmartBus   906 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[17]
•  SmartBus   907 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[18]
•  SmartBus   908 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (Peak Hour only)[19]

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  684 : Eildon – Southern Cross station[20]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au