Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Canterbury

PTV commuter rail station

Eastbound view from Platform 3 in May 2014

General information
Location| Canterbury Road,
Canterbury, Victoria 3126
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates| 37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E﻿ / ﻿37.8245°S 145.0815°E﻿ / -37.8245; 145.0815
Owned by| VicTrack
Operated by| Metro Trains
Line(s)|

* Lilydale
* Belgrave

Distance| 12.21 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms| 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks| 3
Connections|  Bus
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Parking| 125
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| No—steep ramp
Other information
Status| Operational, unstaffed
Station code| CBY
Fare zone| Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website| Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened| 1 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt| 15 September 1968
19 December 1971
Electrified| December 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006| 282,931[1]
2006–2007| 322,219[1] 13.88%
2007–2008| 350,138[1] 8.66%
2008–2009| 373,434[2] 6.65%
2009–2010| 369,572[2] 1.03%
2010–2011| 400,612[2] 8.39%
2011–2012| 374,332[2] 6.56%
2012–2013| Not measured[2]
2013–2014| 381,587[2] 1.93%
2014–2015| 377,580[1] 1.05%
2015–2016| 399,094[2] 5.69%
2016–2017| 388,187[2] 2.73%
2017–2018| 377,117[2] 2.85%
2018–2019| 374,650[2] 0.65%
2019–2020| 284,700[2] 24%
2020–2021| 122,400[2] 57%
2021–2022| 145,650[3] 18.99%
Services
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East Camberwell

towards Flinders Street

|  | Lilydale line |  | Chatham

towards Lilydale

| Belgrave line |  | Chatham

towards Belgrave

Track layout

Legend

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Canterbury railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Canterbury, and it opened on 1 December 1882.[4]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Platform 1:

* Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

* Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale
* Belgrave line all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:

* Lilydale line weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
* Belgrave line weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn

## Transport links[edit]

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

* 285 : Doncaster Park and Ride – Camberwell Shopping Centre[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. ^ a b c d "Canterbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
5. ^ "Canterbury". Victorian Places. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
7. ^ "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". Signal Diagrams and Photos. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
8. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80\. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
9. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
11. ^ "285 Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via North Balwyn". Public Transport Victoria.

## External links[edit]

* Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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Public Transport Victoria railway stations

* List of railway stations in Melbourne
* List of regional railway stations in Victoria
* List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
* List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations

Belgrave|

* Flinders Street
* Southern Cross
* Flagstaff
* Melbourne Central
* Parliament
* Richmond
* (East Richmond)
* Burnley
* Hawthorn
* Glenferrie
* Auburn
* Camberwell
* East Camberwell
* Canterbury
* Chatham
* Union
* Box Hill
* Laburnum
* Blackburn
* Nunawading
* Mitcham
* Heatherdale
* Ringwood
* Heathmont
* Bayswater
* Boronia
* Ferntree Gully
* Upper Ferntree Gully
* Upwey
* Tecoma
* Belgrave

Lilydale|

* Flinders Street
* Southern Cross
* Flagstaff
* Melbourne Central
* Parliament
* Richmond
* (East Richmond)
* Burnley
* Hawthorn
* Glenferrie
* Auburn
* Camberwell
* East Camberwell
* Canterbury
* Chatham
* Union
* Box Hill
* Laburnum
* Blackburn
* Nunawading
* Mitcham
* Heatherdale
* Ringwood
* Ringwood East
* Croydon
* Mooroolbark
* Lilydale

* Frankston, Werribee & Williamstown
* Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein & Glen Waverley
* Pakenham & Cranbourne
* Sandringham
* Mernda & Hurstbridge
* Stony Point
* Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield

V/Line services and stations

* Eastern (Gippsland)
* North Eastern (Seymour)
* Northern (Bendigo)
* South Western (Geelong)
* Western (Ballarat)

* Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
* Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service

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