Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in

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. It serves the northern

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suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 24 January 1887.Glenroy
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History

The railway past the site of Glenroy station was opened in 1872, as part of the

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to School House Lane. Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from

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.Glenroy
Victorian Places A goods siding was provided in 1908, and was extended in 1950, for the nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road

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until 1957, when

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s were provided. In 1965, the double line block signalling between

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and

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was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling. All mechanical

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at the station was also abolished, and a signal panel was provided. The signal panel itself was abolished in 1987. On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station. The original station buildings were provided in 1886, and were replaced with brick structures in 1976. Glenroy was upgraded to a

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in 1999. The station was rebuilt for a second time by the

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, due to the

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of the Glenroy Road level crossing. On 2 July 2019, it was announced that the level crossing would be removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road, and would include a rebuilt station. On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released. Major construction began in late 2020, with the rebuilt station opening on 6 May 2022.

Platforms and services

Glenroy has two

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s. It is served by Craigieburn line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Craigieburn

Travel links

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operates five bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to

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: * : to Eltham station (via Lower Plenty) * : to Eltham station (via Greensborough) * : to

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* : to

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* : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station

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operates one bus route to and from Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Brunswick station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)

Gallery

File: GlenroyStation.JPG, Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1 in November 2008

References

External links

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