Boronia railway station
Boronia | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in April 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | Genista Avenue, Boronia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°51′38″S 145°17′04″E / 37.86044°S 145.28434°ECoordinates: 37°51′38″S 145°17′04″E / 37.86044°S 145.28434°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belgrave | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.38 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Below ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 470 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 20 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | BOR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 June 1920 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 5 November 1998 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Boronia railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Boronia opening on 19 June 1920.[1]
The station has been rebuilt a number of times due to traffic congestion and level crossing accidents on Boronia Road.[2] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 2 July 1996.[3]
As part of a grade separation project, a new below ground station opened on 5 November 1998.[1]
Platforms & services
Boronia has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[4]
Platforms 1:
- Belgrave line: services to Flinders Street
Platforms 2:
- Belgrave line: services to Belgrave
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates five routes via Boronia station:
- 690 to Croydon station[5]
- 691 to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[6]
- 737 Croydon station - Monash University[7]
- 753 Glen Waverley station - Bayswater station[8]
- 755 Bayswater - Westfield Knox[9]
References
- 1 2 Boronia Vicsig
- ↑ Met Lines Vol.1 No. 8 1985.
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). October 1997. p. 310.
- ↑ Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 690 Croydon - Boronia timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre. Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 737 Croydon - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 755 Bayswater - Knox City timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Boronia railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
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