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Croydon railway station is located on the Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon, and it opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte. It was renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.[2]

Croydon
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in March 2009
General information
Location	Wicklow Avenue, Croydon, Victoria 3136 City of Maroondah Australia
Coordinates	37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Lilydale
Distance	31.03 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	420
Bicycle facilities	8
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	CDN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1882; 139 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt	30 June 1984
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (November 1924)
Previous names	Warrandyte (1882-1884)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.886 million[1]
2009-2010	0.881 million[1]  0.56%
2010-2011	0.932 million[1]  5.79%
2011-2012	0.885 million[1]  5.04%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.822 million[1]  7.12%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ringwood East towards Flinders Street or Ringwood Lilydale line Mooroolbark towards Lilydale
Track layout Legend to Ringwood East 1 2 Cool Store Road (Removing by 2025) Creek to Mooroolbark

The line between Croydon and Mooroolbark was duplicated in 1957, with a number of sidings provided at the same time.[2] In 1978, the goods yard was closed, and in the same year, a number of sidings were abolished.[2] The present Coolstore Road level crossing, located in the Down direction of the station, was provided in 1979, replacing a previous level crossing.[2]

Platform 1 opened on 30 June 1984, as part of the duplication of the line between Croydon and Ringwood.[3] The remaining sidings were also abolished during this time.[2] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 31 July 1996.[4]

On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Coolstore Road level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a rail bridge to be built over the road.[5][6][7] The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. Early concept designs were released on 6 August 2022.[8]

Platforms and services

Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.[9]

Platforms 1:

•  Lilydale line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platforms 2:

•  Lilydale line  all stations services to Lilydale

Transport links

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

•  380 : to Ringwood station (loop service)[10]

Ventura Bus Lines operates ten routes via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  664 : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre – Westfield Knox[11]
•  670 : Ringwood station – Box Hill Institute Lilydale Lakeside Campus[12]
•  671 : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[13]
•  672 : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre[14]
•  688 : to Upper Ferntree Gully station[15]
•  689 : to Montrose[16]
•  690 : to Boronia station[17]
•  737 : to Monash University Clayton Campus[18]
•  Night Bus   967 : to Glen Waverley station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[19]
•  FlexiRide Croydon [20]

 SkyBus  also operates a service from Croydon station to Melbourne Airport.

References

External links

• Media related to Croydon railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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