Glenroy railway station

For the railway station in South Australia, see Glenroy railway station, South Australia.

Glenroy railway station is a commuter railway station located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[5] The station opened on 24 January 1887, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in April 2022 and the current lowered rail trench station provided in May 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project.^[6]

Glenroy
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2024
General information
Location	Hartington Street, Glenroy, Victoria 3046 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°42′17″S 144°55′02″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	14.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	450
Bicycle facilities	8
Accessible	Yes – step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	GRY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 January 1887; 138 years ago (1887-01-24)
Rebuilt	1976 6 May 2022 (LXRP)
Electrified	September 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers 2005–2006 939,308[1] 2006–2007 1,008,479[1]  7.35% 2007–2008 1,126,716[1]  11.72% 2008–2009 1,295,025[2]  14.93% 2009–2010 1,383,916[2]  6.86% 2010–2011 1,351,289[2]  2.35% 2011–2012 1,290,348[2]  4.5% 2012–2013 Not measured[2] 2013–2014 1,099,367[2]  14.8% 2014–2015 1,061,885[1]  3.4% 2015–2016 1,085,598[2]  2.23% 2016–2017 1,112,330[2]  2.46% 2017–2018 1,165,220[2]  4.75%
2018–2019	1,193,185[2]  2.4%
2019–2020	1,037,400[2]  13.05%
2020–2021	399,100[2]  61.52%
2021–2022	317,000[3]  20.57%
2022–2023	626,050[4]  97.06%
2023–2024	758,850[4]  21.21%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Oak Park towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Jacana towards Craigieburn
Track layout Legend to Oak Park 1 2 to Jacana
Location

Glenroy is a below ground premium station, consisting of two side platforms connected by staircases, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible, as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms on either side.^[7]

The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Glenroy station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by bus routes 513, 514, 535, 536 and 542 as well as route 951. The station is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop.^[8] The adjacent stations are Oak Park, up towards Flinders Street, and Jacana, down towards Craigieburn.^[8]

Description

Glenroy station consists of two side platforms with two edges. As is standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on edges. The side platforms are approximately 160 m (524 ft 11 in) long, long enough for a 7 car High Capacity Metro Train.^[5] The station features a ground level concourse, accessible by stairs and lifts up to the elevated platforms.^[7] There is one main station building, opening in 2022, which contains a waiting room, a customer service, a PSO office and a ground level concourse inside the main station building.^[9]

The station building, concourse and platform largely stayed the same since the station was rebuilt in 2022.^[5] There are 600 parking spaces; 396 spaces on Dowd Place, 141 spaces on Hartington Street and 66 spaces on Station Road and 25 protected bike parking at the station.^[10][11] The station is listed as fully accessible on the Metro Trains website, as there are lifts and accessible features available at the station.^[7]

History

Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887, with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.^[12] Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland.^[13][14]

In 1908, a goods siding was provided and, in 1950, it was extended to a nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided.^[15]

On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station.^[16] The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures.^[17] In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station, featuring the addition of customer service facilities and the conversion of the former ground-level station building into a waiting room.^[18]

The station was rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Project, due to the grade separation of the Glenroy Road level crossing.^[19] The level crossing was removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road.^[20] Major construction began in late 2020 soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened.^[6]

Platforms and services

Glenroy has two side platforms. The station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the metropolitan railway network.^[8] The Craigieburn line runs from Craigieburn station, north of Melbourne, joining with the Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines near North Melbourne, before travelling through to Flinders Street via the City Loop in a clockwise direction during weekday morning peak hours, or all day on weekends and public holidays, and to Flinders Street via Southern Cross in an anti-clockwise direction during weekday afternoon and evening peak hours.^[8]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Six bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  513 : to Eltham station (via Lower Plenty) (operated by Dysons)^[21]
•  514 : to Eltham station (via Greensborough) (operated by Dysons)^[22]
•  534 : to Coburg (operated by CDC Melbourne)^[23]
•  536 : to Gowrie station (operated by CDC Melbourne)^[24]
•  542 : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station (operated by CDC Melbourne)^[25]
• Night Bus  951 : to Brunswick station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only) (operated by Ventura Bus Lines)^[26]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008
• 
  Northbound view from Platform 1, May 2022
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  A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, June 2022
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  A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Craigieburn-bound service, November 2024