Coburg railway station

Coburg Railway Station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 9 September 1884,[1] and serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg.

Not to be confused with Railway stations in Coburg in Germany, or Cobourg station in Canada.

Coburg
View looking south from Platform 2 in June 2012
LocationBell Street, Coburg
Coordinates37°44′32″S 144°57′48″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance10.12 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeCOB
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884
Closed27 July 2020
Rebuilt14 December 2020
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Moreland
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Batman
towards Upfield

Although the line from Coburg to Fawkner was duplicated in 1959, Coburg continued to have only one side platform, used by trains travelling in both directions, until an additional platform (present day Platform 2) was provided in 1995.[2] A disused signal box is located at the Up end of the station, directly opposite the Munro Street level crossing. It was upgraded to premium station status on 28 June 1996.[3]

Looking south at Coburg Rail Station 2019

Boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Bell Street level crossing in 1962, with boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at the nearby Munro Street level crossing in 1983.[2]

Level crossing removal

Coburg Station at Bell Street and Munro Street was added to the railway crossing removal project in 2019.[4] A new Coburg station opened after the completion of this work on 14 December 2020, replacing the previous station which closed 27 July 2020.[5]

Platforms & services

Coburg has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Coburg station:

  • 530: Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[7]

Dysons operates two route via Coburg station:

Moreland Buslines operates one route via Coburg station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Coburg station:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Coburg station:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Coburg station:

References
  1. "Coburg". Vicsig. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  3. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  4. New Coburg and Moreland Stations Announced Level Crossing Removal Project 2019
  5. Upfield line works Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough or Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "561 Macleod - Pascoe Vale via La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "512 Strathmore - East Coburg via Pascoe Vale South & Coburg West & Coburg". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "526 Coburg - Reservoir via Elizabeth Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "527 Gowrie - Northland via Murray Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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