Croydon railway station, Melbourne

Croydon
Westbound view from Platform 2 in March 2009
Location	Wicklow Avenue, Croydon
Coordinates	37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°ECoordinates: 37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E / 37.7954°S 145.2805°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
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
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	CDN
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 December 1882
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Ringwood East toward Flinders Street Lilydale line Mooroolbark toward Lilydale

Croydon railway station is located on the Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon opening as Warrandyte on 1 December 1882, being renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.^[1]

Platform 1 opened on 30 June 1984 as part of the line duplication between Croydon and Ringwood.^[2] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 31 July 1996.^[3]

Platforms & services

Croydon has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale line services.^[4]

Platforms 1:

• Lilydale line: services to Flinders Street

Platforms 2:

• Lilydale line: services to Lilydale

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operate one route from Croydon station:

• 380: to Ringwood station (loop)^[5]

Ventura Bus Lines operate nine routes via Croydon station:

• 664: Chirnside Park Shopping Centre - Westfield Knox^[6]
• 670: Ringwood station - Swinburne University^[7]
• 671: to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre^[8]
• 672: to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre^[9]
• 688: to Upper Ferntree Gully station^[10]
• 689: to Montrose^[11]
• 690: to Boronia station^[12]
• 737: to Monash University^[13]
• Telebus 4: to Mooroolbark station^[14]

References

1. Croydon Vicsig
2. VR History by Andrew Waugh
3. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society). October 1997. p. 310.
4. Lilydale Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
5. Route 380 Ringwood - Croydon loop timetable Public Transport Victoria
6. Route 664 Chirnside Park - Knox City timetable Public Transport Victoria
7. Route 670 Ringwood - Swingburne University timetable Public Transport Victoria
8. Route 671 Croydon - Chirnside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
9. Route 672 Croydon - Chirnside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
10. Route 688 Croydon - Upper Ferntree Gully timetable Public Transport Victoria
11. Route 689 Croydon - Montrose timetable Public Transport Victoria
12. Route 690 Croydon - Boronia timetable Public Transport Victoria
13. Route 737 Croydon - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
14. Telebus 4 Mooroolbark station - Chinside Park timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Croydon railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway