Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

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Coordinates37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E / 37.8245°S 145.0815°E / -37.8245; 145.0815
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Canterbury
Westbound view from Platform 2 in March 2026
General information
LocationCanterbury Road,
Canterbury, Victoria 3126
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E / 37.8245°S 145.0815°E / -37.8245; 145.0815
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance12.21 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking125
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCBY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882; 143 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt15 September 1968
19 December 1971
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006282,931[1]
2006–2007322,219[1]Increase 13.88%
2007–2008350,138[1]Increase 8.66%
2008–2009373,434[2]Increase 6.65%
2009–2010369,572[2]Decrease 1.03%
2010–2011400,612[2]Increase 8.39%
2011–2012374,332[2]Decrease 6.56%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014381,587[2]Increase 1.93%
2014–2015377,580[1]Decrease 1.05%
2015–2016399,094[2]Increase 5.69%
2016–2017388,187[2]Decrease 2.73%
2017–2018377,117[2]Decrease 2.85%
2018–2019374,650[2]Decrease 0.65%
2019–2020284,700[2]Decrease 24%
2020–2021122,400[2]Decrease 57%
2021–2022145,650[3]Increase 18.99%
2022–2023160,850[3]Increase 10.43%
2023–2024246,900[3]Increase 53.5%
2024–2025268,450[3]Increase 8.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
East Camberwell Lilydale line Chatham
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Chatham
towards Belgrave
Track layout
1
3
2
Location

Canterbury station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Canterbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Canterbury station is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1968 and platform 3 in 1971.[4]

The plaque for the former Canterbury station, December 2019

Canterbury station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Viscount Canterbury, Governor of Victoria between 1866 and 1873.[5][6]

In the 1930s, a crossover was provided at the southern (up) end of the station, and a signal box provided to work the interlocked level crossing gates.[7]

In early 1966, work on the grade separation of the Canterbury Road level crossing commenced. To facilitate construction, the interlocked gates were replaced with boom barriers, and the signal box was abolished.[4] On 15 September 1968, the current station opened, with all works completed by December of that year.[4] The works involved raising the station six metres, and the use of a temporary track to keep services operating. In December 1971, services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill.[8]

Platforms and services

An X'Trapolis set on a Belgrave-bound service departs Platform 2, December 2019

Canterbury has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave and Lilydale line services.[9][10]

Canterbury platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes
1  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns
2  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
Lilydale, Belgrave All stations
3  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale, Belgrave All stations

Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Canterbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  285 : Doncaster Park & Ride – Camberwell Shopping Centre[11]

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