Croxton railway station

Croxton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote in Victoria, Australia. Croxton is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in the 1973/74 fiscal year.^[4]

Croxton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
Location	Stott Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°45′51″S 144°59′48″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	9.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CXT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt	1973/1974 FY
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	229,739[1]
2006–2007	247,968[1]  7.93%
2007–2008	258,067[1]  4.07%
2008–2009	282,271[2]  9.37%
2009–2010	311,705[2]  10.43%
2010–2011	310,263[2]  0.46%
2011–2012	290,919[2]  6.23%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	307,410[2]  5.67%
2014–2015	311,231[1]  1.24%
2015–2016	317,236[2]  1.92%
2016–2017	337,496[2]  6.39%
2017–2018	362,581[2]  7.43%
2018–2019	356,400[2]  1.7%
2019–2020	281,250[2]  21.1%
2020–2021	115,250[2]  59.02%
2021–2022	121,300[3]  5.24%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Northcote towards Flinders Street Mernda line Thornbury towards Mernda
Track layout Legend to Northcote Beavers Road 1 2 Woolton Avenue to Thornbury
Location

History

Croxton station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir,^[4] Croxton station was named after the nearby Croxton Park Racecourse and Hotel, which in turn was named after Croxton Racecourse in Leicestershire, England.^[5]

In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic.^[4]

On 3 July 1972, the former station building on Platform 1 was damaged by fire, with the waiting room and toilets destroyed.^[6] During the 1973/1974 financial year, the present station buildings were provided.^[7] Platform extensions also occurred during this time.^[7]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, August 2024

Croxton has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.^[8]

Platform 1:

•  Mernda line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Croxton station:

• : West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)^[9]
• : Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)^[10]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2014
• 
  Southbound view of the station platforms at night, November 2023
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  Southbound view of the station platforms at daylight, August 2024
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  Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
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  Northbound view of the station platforms,
  August 2024
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  Northbound view of Platform 1, August 2024
• 
  Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
  August 2024
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  Station building on Platform 1, August 2024
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  The pedestrian railway crossing gates, southern side of the station platforms, August 2024
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  The pedestrian railway crossing gates, northern side of the station, August 2024