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Collingwood railway station

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Collingwood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Abbotsford, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Collingwood is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. The station opened on 21 October 1901 and was reconstructed in 1987.[7]

LocationStanton Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′16″S 144°59′37″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
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Collingwood
Collingwood station Platform 2 looking north, showing the two station buildings on each platform
Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
General information
LocationStanton Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°48′16″S 144°59′37″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
Lines
Distance4.83 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCWD
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 October 1901; 124 years ago (1901-10-21)
Rebuilt1986-1987
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesCollingwood Town Hall (1901-1909)
Passengers
2005–2006275,409[1]
2006–2007283,767[1] Increase 3.03%
2007–2008326,378[1] Increase 15.01%
2008–2009357,010[2] Increase 9.38%
2009–2010376,822[2] Increase 5.54%
2010–2011376,323[2] Decrease 0.13%
2011–2012356,311[2] Decrease 5.32%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014384,016[2] Increase 7.78%
2014–2015437,628[1] Increase 13.96%
2015–2016523,295[2] Increase 19.57%
2016–2017533,767[2] Increase 2%
2017–2018537,610[2] Increase 0.72%
2018–2019564,450[2] Increase 4.99%
2019–2020460,950[2] Decrease 18.34%
2020–2021221,100[2] Decrease 52%
2021–2022248,400[3] Increase 12.34%
2022–2023413,050[4] Increase 66.28%
2023–2024488,050[5] Increase 18.16%
2024–2025487,500[6] Decrease 0.11%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
North Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Victoria Park
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Victoria Park
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to North Richmond
1
2
to Victoria Park
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Initially opened as Collingwood Town Hall, the station was given its current name on 1 May 1909.[7]

Although it is named after the suburb of Collingwood, and is adjacent to the former Collingwood Town Hall, the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford.[8]

History

Collingwood station opened on 21 October 1901, along with the direct line between Princes Bridge station and Collingwood.[7]

During 1986 and 1987, the station buildings and platforms were rebuilt,[9][10] and were in use by 7 September 1987.[11]

Platforms and services

Collingwood station has two side platforms and is served by Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[12][13]

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Collingwood platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Flinders Street All stations [14][15]
2  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services [14][15]
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Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates twelve bus routes via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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