Greensborough railway station

Greensborough
View towards Hurstbridge in December 2008
Location Para Road, Greensborough
Australia
Coordinates 37°42′14″S 145°06′29″E / 37.7040°S 145.1081°E / -37.7040; 145.1081Coordinates: 37°42′14″S 145°06′29″E / 37.7040°S 145.1081°E / -37.7040; 145.1081
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Hurstbridge
Distance 22.93 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 212
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code GRN
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 5 June 1902
Rebuilt 1970
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Hurstbridge line
towards Hurstbridge

Greensborough railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Greensborough opening on 5 June 1902.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 21 June 1996.[2]

Because of the curvature of the line, northbound (Hurstbridge) bound services head south-east upon departing the station, and, likewise, southbound (Flinders Street) bound services head north-west.

Just past the station, the double track becomes single, for the remainder of the journey to Hurstbridge. A number of peak hour services to and from Flinders Street terminate at Greensborough.

History

Greensborough station was a single track, single platform train station built in 1902, for service to (at the time) the outer north eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the time of construction, it was serviced by steam engines inbound and outbound from the Melbourne central business district, until the completion of the electrification from Heidelberg to Eltham in 1923.[3]

The original platform was located on the south western side of the current station were current parking is available. The original track ran through the current island platform.

Due to the restrictions of only having one track out to Hurstbridge and only one through track, the trains were timetabled to arrive 3-4 minutes apart. The Hurstbridge bound service would collect its passengers from the platform and then shunt out to a junction at the Up end of the station, and pull into a side track and wait 1-2 minutes for the Flinders Street bound service to arrive and depart, and then continue on its way to Hurstbridge. Because there was a much higher passenger count going into the city at the time, the Flinders Street bound service was given priority compared to the low passenger count that was going toward Hurstbridge.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the station was upgraded to two tracks, and a single platform island was provided. The station had a platform on the left and right, one for each direction.[4] The rebuilt station officially opened on 3 April 1970.[5] The goods yard that existed at the station was removed in the late 1970s.[6]

The timetabling for services, however, have remained practically the same, due the single track which still remains between Greensborough and Hurstbridge, with only crossing loops at Eltham and Diamond Creek. An Eltham or Hurstbridge service arrives approximately one minute before a Flinders Street bound service arrives, with both services departing basically at same time, allowing the outbound service clear passage to Eltham. As of July 2017, there are no solid plans to duplicate the line past Greensborough.

Platforms & services

Greensborough has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[7] The direction of trains passing each other is unusual for Melbourne, with trains passing on the left. During peak periods, both platforms are used by trains travelling in either direction.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dyson's Bus Services operates five routes via Greensborough station:

Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Greensborough station:

Transdev Melbourne operates three routes via Greensborough station:

References

  1. ↑ Greensborough Vicsig
  2. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heistorical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  3. ↑ "Hurstbridge railway line". Wikipedia. 2017-05-09.
  4. ↑ "WATSONIA to HURSTBRIDGE 34 '69". Victorian Railways Watsonia to Hurstbridge Signalling Diagram No 34 '69. www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1973. p. 243.
  6. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 160.
  7. ↑ Hurstbridge Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 385 Whittlesea - Greensborough Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 513 Eltham - Glenroy Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Route 517 Northland - St Helena Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 518 Greensborough - St Helena West Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 566 Lalor - Northland Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ Route 293 Box Hill - Greensborough Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ Route 901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Route 902 Chelsea - Airport West timetable Public Transport Victoria
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