Croydon railway station is a

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way station on the

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, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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in Victoria, Australia. Croydon is an

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, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2024. Initially opened as Warrandyte, the station was given its current name of Croydon on 1 August 1884.

History

Croydon station opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte, when the railway line from

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was extended to Lilydale. It was renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884, like the suburb itself, the station was named after

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. The name was suggested by local landowner Gregory Lacey, whose wife was originally from Croydon. The station was built on parts of land owned by Lacey.

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was completed from Ringwood to Croydon by November 1924, and from Croydon to Lilydale by November 1925. A since-removed

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in the down direction of the station was provided at Main Street, with automated wig-wag signals installed in June 1928. In 1957, the line between Croydon and

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was duplicated, with a number of

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s provided at the same time. In 1978, the

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was closed and, in that same year, a number of sidings were abolished. In May 1979, the Main Street

was closed to traffic and replaced with a since-removed level crossing at Coolstore Road, located in the down direction of the station and protected with automated

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barriers and flashing

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. On 30 June 1984, the former ground level Platform 1 opened, as part of the duplication of the line between Croydon and Ringwood. The remaining sidings were also abolished during this time. On 31 July 1996, Croydon was upgraded to a premium station. On 7 February 2019, Michael Sukkar MP announced on behalf of the

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that $15 million would be spent to provide multistorey commuter car parking facilities at Croydon, as part of the controversial Urban Congestion Fund. Construction of the now-$20 million project located at Devon St was undertaken by Kane Constructions on behalf of Maroondah City Council. The building is designed to enable future conversion into

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, and incorporates environmentally sustainable design initiatives including solar PV power generation and

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and re-use, achieving a 5-star

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rating. A total of 402 parking spaces opened on 15 December 2021. The ground floor of the facility provides 83 spaces of general 3-hour time-limited parking, 6 accessible parking spaces, 4 all-day

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parking spaces,

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(4 outdoor hoops and an indoor cage), 4

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charging spaces, and a 1400m² single-storey commercial office space currently occupied by The Orange Door family and domestic violence support service. Level 1 and 2 of the facility provides a total of 294 all-day general car parking for commuters. This is in addition to surface commuter parking for 284 vehicles and 10 motorcycles in the station precinct, for a total of 578 commuter car parking spaces. On 29 July 2021, the

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announced that the Coolstore Road level crossing will be

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by 2025, with a 687 metre long

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to be built over the road. The level crossing removal will also involve the construction of a new station. On 6 August 2022, early concept designs were released.Designs revealed for the Coolstore Road level crossing removal
– Victoria's Big Build In March 2023, construction on the project began. On 30 January 2024, Croydon station closed temporarily to allow construction to take place, with the station buildings and Platform 2 demolished in the following days. On 7 May 2024, Coolstore Road level crossing and equipment was eliminated, with a new Croydon station opening to passengers on 12 August 2024. The new station provides entrances at both the western and eastern ends, 4 lifts,

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s, a waiting room, and 2 elevated side platforms. A total of 92

spaces are provided at the new station, including 33 open-air bicycle parking hoops and a Parkiteer bicycle parking cage. A new 14-bay bus interchange opened on 11 November 2024.

Platforms and services

Croydon has two

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s. It is serviced by

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services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood Platform 2: * all stations services to Lilydale

Transport links

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operates one bus route via Croydon station, under contract to

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: * : to Ringwood station (loop service)

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operates ten routes via Croydon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Chirnside Park Shopping Centre –

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* : Ringwood station – Box Hill Institute Lilydale Lakeside Campus * : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre * : to Chirnside Park Shopping Centre * : to Upper Ferntree Gully station * : to Montrose * : to Boronia station * : to

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Clayton Campus *

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: to Glen Waverley station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only) *

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Croydon

Gallery

File:CroydonTrainStationMarch2009.jpg, South-west bound view from the former ground level Platform 2, March 2009 File:Croydon Station former platform 1.jpg, South-west bound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2023 File:Croydon Station under construction.jpg, Elevated station under construction, July 2024 File:Croydon Station platform 1 under construction.jpg, North-east view of Platform 1 under construction, July 2024 File:Coolstore Road rail bridge.jpg, Coolstore Road after grade separation—North-east bound train over the Coolstore Road rail bridge, Croydon station, July 2024 File:Croydon Station, Victoria.jpg, North-east bound view from Platform 1, August 2024 File:Croydon railway station rail bridge (eastern view)(5 October 2024).jpg, Eastbound view of the rail bridge on the south side, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station western end building (5 October 2024).jpg, The western end station building, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station main concourse and Myki (5 October 2024).jpg, The western end concourse and Myki barriers, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station concourse (eastern view)(5 October 2024).jpg, The western end station concourse, showing the station's waiting room and customer service, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station waiting room (5 October 2024).jpg, The station's waiting room at the western end concourse, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station customer service (5 October 2024).jpg, The station's customer service at the western end concourse, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station Myki and waiting room (5 October 2024).jpg, The western end waiting room and Myki barriers from the concourse, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station western end shelter on Platform 2 (5 October 2024).jpg, Western end shelter on Platform 2, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station western end shelter on Platform 1 (5 October 2024).jpg, Western end shelter on Platform 1, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station stairs from Platform 2 (5 October 2024).jpg, The stairs leading down to the western end concourse from Platform 2, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station stairs up to Platform 1 (5 October 2024).jpg, The stairs leading up to Platform 1 from the western end concourse, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station stairs up to Platform 1 (2)(5 October 2024).jpg, The stairs leading up to Platform 1 to mid level from the western end concourse, October 2024 File:Croydon railway station Platform 1 PRIDE box (5 October 2024).jpg, The help point on Platform 1, October 2024

References

External links

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