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Coolaroo railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coolaroo, and it opened on 6 June 2010.[1][2]

Coolaroo
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in June 2017
General information
Location	Pascoe Vale Road, Coolaroo, Victoria 3048 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°39′36″S 144°55′34″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	19.31 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	490
Bicycle facilities	26
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	CLO
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 June 2010; 12 years ago (2010-06-06)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 2007)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Broadmeadows towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Roxburgh Park towards Craigieburn

History

Originally scheduled for completion by the 1980s, under the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan,[3] the Victorian Government set aside $38 million for the construction of the station in the 2007/2008 State Budget.[4] Completion was expected in 2010,[4] with the project re-announced as part of the state government Victorian Transport Plan in December 2008.[5] Although long proposed, the station was built separately to the 2007 electrification of the line from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[4]

The railway past the site of Coolaroo station originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. Work on the slewing of the parallel standard gauge track commenced in December 2008, and was completed by January 2009, to allow construction of Platform 1. Work on the lift wells was underway by August 2009, with the main span of the footbridge lifted into place in October of that year.

The station was opened by former Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, and then Minister for Transport, Martin Pakula, on 6 June 2010.

Platforms and services

Coolaroo has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[6]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Dysons operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  540 : Upfield station – Broadmeadows station[7]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  SmartBus   901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport[8]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  Night Bus   952 : Broadmeadows station – Craigieburn (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[9]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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