Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

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LocationLittle Turner Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E / -37.7991; 144.9945
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Victoria Park
Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2024
General information
LocationLittle Turner Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E / -37.7991; 144.9945
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance5.42 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeVPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 137 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1959
1981
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesCollingwood (1888-1909)
Passengers
2005–2006342,230[1]
2006–2007378,760[1] Increase 10.67%
2007–2008435,326[1] Increase 14.93%
2008–2009473,573[2] Increase 8.78%
2009–2010490,286[2] Increase 3.53%
2010–2011536,820[2] Increase 9.5%
2011–2012490,913[2] Decrease 8.55%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014586,748[2] Increase 19.52%
2014–2015634,455[1] Increase 8.13%
2015–2016757,658[2] Increase 19.41%
2016–2017732,773[2] Decrease 3.28%
2017–2018800,101[2] Increase 9.19%
2018–2019757,700[2] Decrease 5.3%
2019–2020612,450[2] Decrease 19.17%
2020–2021277,400[2] Decrease 54.7%
2021–2022317,800[3] Increase 14.56%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Collingwood
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Clifton Hill
towards Mernda, Eltham or Hurstbridge
Hurstbridge line
Track layout
Legend
to Collingwood
1
2
Eastern Freeway
to Clifton Hill
Electrified
Non-electrified
Location

Victoria Park station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford in Victoria, Australia. Victoria Park is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current platforms provided in 1959 and station provided in 1981.[4]

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.

Victoria Park station opened on 8 May 1888[4] and, until 1901, the station was the terminus of the Collingwood to Heidelberg railway line. Until a direct connection with the Melbourne CBD was opened in 1901 between Princes Bridge and Collingwood Town Hall, the only connection to the city centre was via the indirect Inner Circle line.[4]

On 21 March 1959, the station platforms were damaged by a fire that occurred at a nearby timber yard.[5]

In 1981, the present pebbledash station buildings were provided,[6] with the original timber pylons that supported the former buildings removed soon after.[7]

The station is adjacent to Victoria Park, the former home of the Collingwood Football Club between 1892 and 1999.[8] 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 CCTV and platform shelters.[9] 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 side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[10][11]

Victoria Park platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type
1  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Flinders Street All stations
2  Mernda line 
 Hurstbridge line 		 Reservoir, Epping, Mernda, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services

Transport links

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

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