Donnybrook railway station is located on the
North East line
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in
Victoria,
Australia
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. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of
Donnybrook
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* Donnybrook, Victoria, Australia
** Donnybrook railway station, Victoria, Australia
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, and it opened on 14 October 1872.
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History
Donnybrook station opened on 14 October 1872, with a single platform on the west side. The railway line opened a few months earlier, as part of the North East line to
School House Lane.
In 1882, a second platform was provided, but duplication of the track in both directions was not completed for a few more years. A
goods shed
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was erected in 1888, while the current station building on Platform 2 dates to 1900.
[ The last ]siding
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was abolished in 1989.V/Line
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services from Craigieburn station, because it had a crossover
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between the two tracks at the down
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end of the station.[ That practice ceased after Seymour services were upgraded and the suburban electric services were extended to Craigieburn in 2007.
In 1961, flashing light signals replaced hand gates at the Donnybrook Road ]level crossing
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, located at the up end of the station.[ In 1998, boom barriers were provided.][
A closed ]signal box
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is located on Platform 2. All signals
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, the crossover points
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and the signal control levers inside the signal box were removed in March 2011.[
In 2016, Platform 2 was extended at the down end of the station, to accommodate 6-car VLocity trains, allowing northbound commuters to enter and exit via any door. Southbound commuters, however, had to use the first three carriages of the train to board or alight, due to the shorter Platform 1.
On 23 April 2020, upgrades to the station were completed as part of the Regional Rail Revival project. The upgrades included 150 new car parking spaces, better pedestrian and bus access to the station, upgraded ]CCTV
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and extending Platform 1 at the down end.
Demolished station Beveridge was located between Donnybrook and Wallan
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stations.
Platforms and services
Donnybrook has two side platform
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s. It is serviced by V/Line
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Seymour line and selected Shepparton line services, with most Shepparton line services running express through the station.
Platform 1:
* services to Southern Cross
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* one weekday peak hour and weekend services to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
* services to Seymour
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...
* two weekday and two weekend services to Shepparton
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Transport links
Dysons operates one route to and from Donnybrook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria
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:
* : to Craigieburn station
Kastoria Bus Lines
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operates one route to and from Donnybrook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* : to Mandalay ( Beveridge)
Gallery
Donnybrook_Station_North_East_Line.JPG, Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010
References
External links
Victorian Railway Stations galleryMelway map
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, North Eastern=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1872
Regional railway stations in Victoria (state)
Railway stations in the City of Whittlesea