Collingwood railway station is located on the

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lines in

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. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of Abbotsford, and opened on 21 October 1901 as Collingwood Town Hall. It was renamed Collingwood on 1 May 1909. Whilst it is named after Collingwood (and, originally, the adjacent

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), the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford.

History

Collingwood station opened on 21 October 1901, when the direct line between

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and Clifton Hill opened. During 1986 and 1987, the station buildings and platforms were rebuilt, and were in use by 7 September 1987.

Platforms and services

Collingwood has two

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s. It is served by

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line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

* all stations and limited express services to

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, Greensborough,

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Transport links

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operates twelve bus routes via Collingwood station, under contract to

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: * : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill * :

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) – Box Hill station * : Melbourne CBD ( Queen Street) – Ringwood North * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) –

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* : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) –

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(peak-hour only) * : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) –

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* : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (

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) * : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) –

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Bundoora Campus * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) –

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* : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)

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operates one bus route via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * :

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–

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References

External links

Melway map
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