Victoria Park railway station is a

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way station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of Abbotsford in Victoria, Australia. Victoria Park is an

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unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current platforms provided in 1959 and station provided in 1981. Initially opened as Collingwood, the station was given its current name of Victoria Park on 1 May 1909. A former goods yard is located adjacent to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding, capable of holding two stabled trains, is located at the down (northern) end of the station.

History

Victoria Park station opened on 8 May 1888 and, until 1901, the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to

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railway line. Until a direct connection with the

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was opened in 1901 between

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and Collingwood Town Hall, the only connection to the city centre was via the indirect Inner Circle line. On 21 March 1959, the station platforms were damaged by a fire that occurred at a nearby timber yard. In 1981, the present

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station buildings were provided, with the original timber pylons that supported the former buildings removed soon after. The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the

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between 1892 and 1999. Large numbers of people used Victoria Park station to travel to and from AFL matches played at the stadium. Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Victoria Park, alongside other stations, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of

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and platform shelters. The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Victoria Park has two

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s. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Mernda * all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough,

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and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates fifteen routes via Victoria Park station, under contract to

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: * :

( Queen Street) – Bulleen * : Yarra Bend Park –

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* : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster * : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill * : Melbourne CBD ( Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station * : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only) * : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale * : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve ( Doncaster East) * : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) –

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

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

Gallery

File:Victoria Park Railway Station.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2014 File:Victoria Park Station, Abbotsford.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2018 File:Victoria Park Station Platform 1 sign, Abbotsford.jpg, Platform 1 station signage, May 2018 File:Ramp leading up to Platform 1 at Victoria Park Railway Station from Johnston Street in Abbotsford, Melbourne.jpg, Station ramp and entrance leading up to Platform 1 from Johnston Street, November 2024 File:Sign for Victoria Park Railway Station on ramp in Abbotsford, Melbourne.jpg, The station entrance signage on the eastern side of Victoria Park station showing directions to Johnston Street and the buses, November 2024

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Hurstbridge=y, Mernda=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 Railway stations in the City of Yarra