Craigieburn railway station is a

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and

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railway station on the suburban

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and regional Seymour line, part of the Melbourne and Victorian rail networks. It serves the northern suburb of Craigieburn in

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, Victoria, Australia. Craigieburn station is a ground level

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, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 July 1872, with the current station provided in 2010.

History

The railway through Craigieburn originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. When the station opened, there was a small timber station building, which was replaced by a larger building in 1878, having the same design as other small stations on the line. In 1874, the station opened to goods traffic. In 1920, a larger timber station building was constructed on Platform 1. The station originally had a

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, which was used regularly to cross trains until the line was duplicated in 1886. In 1899, a

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was provided on the down platform, which was moved to the new station building in 1922. A number of goods

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s were provided at the station, with the last siding removed in 1982. In 1961, the old

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road overpass opened, replacing a

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, as part of the construction of the North East standard gauge project. In 1975, the former sheep and

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s at the station were abolished. In 1988, the

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was closed, all

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s were removed, and the station was abolished as a

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. In 1996, a small building was constructed on Platform 1, housing a

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and ticket facilities. In 2007, the station was rebuilt as a

, as part of the extension of

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services from

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, with a signal box, stabling sidings and a

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between lines also provided. On 30 September of that year, suburban train operator Connex began services to and from the station. In March 2009, Platform 1 was demolished and rebuilt to a similar design to Platform 2. The track on Platform 1 was also electrified, and additional crossovers were provided at the up and down ends of the station, to allow down trains to diverge to the up line. On 4 May 2010, a

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between a

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train set and a

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-bound quarry train, hauled by

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locomotive G524, occurred between Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn.

Train maintenance facility

On 9 April 2012, a new train maintenance facility, located to the north of the station, was officially opened by then minister for public transport,

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Platforms and services

Craigieburn has two

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s. It is served by

trains and

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Seymour line trains.Seymour – Melbourne timetable
Public Transport Victoria Suburban services generally use Platform 2, with northbound V/Line services often crossing to Platform 1 to pass suburban trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street *

services to

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(pick up only) and

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(set down only) * one weekday early morning V/Line service to

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(pick up only) Platform 2: * all stations services to Flinders Street * V/Line services to Seymour (pick up only) * one weekday early morning V/Line service to Shepparton (pick up only)

Transport links

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operates two

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s to and from Craigieburn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Mernda station * : to Donnybrook station

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operates seven routes to and from Craigieburn station, under contract to

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: * : to Donnybrook station * : to Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre * : to Craigieburn North * : to Broadmeadows station * : to Craigieburn North * : to Craigieburn West * : to Roxburgh Park station

Gallery

Image:Looking Along Platform 2.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 2, August 2005, before the commencement of upgrade works Image:Temporaryplatform.jpg, Northbound view of the temporary Platform 2, April 2006, built to the north of the station during upgrade works Image:Craigieburn_railway_station_platform,_Melbourne.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 2,
September 2007 Image:Craigieburn_railway_station,_Melbourne.jpg, Station forecourt and entrance, September 2007 File:Craigieburn-station-platforms-overview.jpg, Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2007 Craigieburn train station facade.jpg, Station forecourt and entrance to Platform 2,
April 2011

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Craigieburn=y, North Eastern=y, state=collapsed Premium Melbourne railway stations Railway stations in Australia opened in 1872 Railway stations in the City of Hume