Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Victoria Park

PTV commuter rail station

Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2024

General information
Location| Little Turner Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates| 37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E﻿ / ﻿37.7991°S 144.9945°E﻿ / -37.7991; 144.9945
Owned by| VicTrack
Operated by| Metro Trains
Line(s)|

* Mernda
* Hurstbridge

Distance| 5.42 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms| 2 side
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Bus
Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Accessible| No—steep ramp
Other information
Status| Operational, unstaffed
Station code| VPK
Fare zone| Myki Zone 1
Website| Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened| 8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt| 1959
1981
Electrified| July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names| Collingwood (1888-1909)
Passengers
2005–2006| 342,230[1]
2006–2007| 378,760[1] 10.67%
2007–2008| 435,326[1] 14.93%
2008–2009| 473,573[2] 8.78%
2009–2010| 490,286[2] 3.53%
2010–2011| 536,820[2] 9.5%
2011–2012| 490,913[2] 8.55%
2012–2013| Not measured[2]
2013–2014| 586,748[2] 19.52%
2014–2015| 634,455[1] 8.13%
2015–2016| 757,658[2] 19.41%
2016–2017| 732,773[2] 3.28%
2017–2018| 800,101[2] 9.19%
2018–2019| 757,700[2] 5.3%
2019–2020| 612,450[2] 19.17%
2020–2021| 277,400[2] 54.7%
2021–2022| 317,800[3] 14.56%
Services
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Collingwood

towards Flinders Street

|  | Mernda line |  | Clifton Hill

towards Mernda

| Hurstbridge line |  | Clifton Hill

towards Eltham or Hurstbridge

Track layout

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Victoria Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne railway 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.

## History

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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

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Victoria Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line services.[10][11]

Platform 1:

* Mernda line all stations services to Flinders Street
* Hurstbridge line all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

* Mernda line all stations services to Mernda
* Hurstbridge line all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

## Transport links

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

* 200 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Bulleen[12]
* 202 : Yarra Bend Park – University of Melbourne[13]
* 207 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Westfield Doncaster[14]
* 246 : Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[15]
* 302 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[16]
* 303 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[17]
* 304 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[18]
* 305 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)[19]
* 309 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[20]
* 318 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East)[21]
* 350 : Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus[22]
* SmartBus 905 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre[23]
* SmartBus 906 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[24]
* SmartBus 907 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[25]
* SmartBus 908 : Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – The Pines Shopping Centre (peak-hour only)[26]

## Gallery

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* Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2014

* Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2018

* Platform 1 station signage, May 2018

* Station ramp and entrance leading up to Platform 1 from Johnston Street, November 2024

* The station entrance signage on the eastern side of Victoria Park station showing directions to Johnston Street and the buses, November 2024

## References

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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 "Victoria Park". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. ^ "From the Archives: Collingwood timber fire spreads to train station". The Age. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
6. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962–1983. V.A. Winter. p. 107\. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
7. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1981. p. 134.
8. ^ "Victoria Park". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
9. ^ "Improving transport accessibility across the state". Department of Transport (Victoria). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
10. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
11. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
12. ^ "200 City (Queen St) - Bulleen". Public Transport Victoria.
13. ^
14. ^ "207 City - Doncaster SC via Kew Junction". Public Transport Victoria.
15. ^ "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
16. ^ "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
17. ^ "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
18. ^ "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
19. ^ "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
20. ^ "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
21. ^ "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
22. ^ "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
23. ^ "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
24. ^ "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
25. ^ "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
26. ^ "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.

## External links

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* Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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* List of railway stations in Melbourne
* List of regional railway stations in Victoria
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Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations

Hurstbridge|

* Flinders Street
* Southern Cross
* Flagstaff
* Melbourne Central
* Parliament
* Jolimont
* West Richmond
* North Richmond
* Collingwood
* Victoria Park
* Clifton Hill
* Westgarth
* Dennis
* Fairfield
* Alphington
* Darebin
* Ivanhoe
* Eaglemont
* Heidelberg
* Rosanna
* Macleod
* Watsonia
* Greensborough
* Montmorency
* Eltham
* Diamond Creek
* Wattle Glen
* Hurstbridge

Mernda|

* Flinders Street
* Southern Cross
* Flagstaff
* Melbourne Central
* Parliament
* Jolimont
* West Richmond
* North Richmond
* Collingwood
* Victoria Park
* Clifton Hill
* Rushall
* Merri
* Northcote
* Croxton
* Thornbury
* Bell
* Preston
* Regent
* Reservoir
* Ruthven
* Keon Park
* Thomastown
* Lalor
* Epping
* South Morang
* Middle Gorge
* Hawkstowe
* Mernda

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

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