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Royal Park railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville, and it opened on 9 September 1884.[1]

Royal Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in October 2019
General information
Other names	Royal Park - Zoo
Location	Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°46′53″S 144°57′06″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	5.46 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	RPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	9 September 1884; 138 years ago (1884-09-09)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1920)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Flemington Bridge towards Flinders Street Upfield line Jewell towards Upfield
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Inner Circle line   North Carlton   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne

It is located in the park of the same name, and is the nearest station to Melbourne Zoo. A disused signal box is located at the Up end of Platform 1.

History

The original plan for the route of the line through Royal Park was to be east of the Zoological Gardens, but after local protests against the destruction of the park, a decision was made to build the line to the west for "reasons of economy". On opening, only temporary station buildings were provided, along with a signal box and gatekeepers cottage.[2]

On 8 May 1888, Royal Park became a junction station, with the opening of the Inner Circle line, to both Clifton Hill and Northcote. At the same time, a timber station building and station masters residence were erected. Between 1889 and 1912, there was a goods siding near the station, named Royal Park Cutting Siding.[2]

The current station building on Platform 1 opened in 1920, after the original station building was destroyed by fire in 1919.[1] It opened with a tile roof in the "Gisborne style", and in 1936, a new waiting shed and ticket office replaced earlier structures on Platform 2.[2] Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Poplar Road level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1971, when automatic signaling reached the station from Jewell, with automatic signaling extended to Macaulay in 1972.[3] The Inner Circle line (by then a goods-only stub to Fitzroy) was closed in 1981, and the waiting shed on Platform 2 was destroyed by arson in 1989. The signal box on Platform 1 closed in 1994.[3]

Platforms and services

Royal Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

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

•  505 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Melbourne University[5]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Royal Park station:

• : West Coburg – Toorak[6]

References

External links

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

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