Collingwood railway station

Collingwood railway station is a train station located on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburbs of Abbotsford and Collingwood, and opened on 21 October 1901 as Collingwood Town Hall, being renamed Collingwood on 1 May 1909.[1] The station buildings and platforms were rebuilt in 1987,[2][3] and were in use by 7 September 1987.[4]

Collingwood
Northbound view from platform 2 in May 2014.
Location	Stanton Street, Abbotsford
Coordinates	37°48′16″S 144°59′37″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda Hurstbridge
Distance	4.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	CWD
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 October 1901
Rebuilt	1987
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Collingwood Town Hall
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Richmond towards Flinders Street Mernda line Victoria Park towards Mernda Hurstbridge line Victoria Park towards Hurstbridge

Whilst it is named for Collingwood (and the adjacent Collingwood Town Hall), the station is actually located in the neighbouring suburb of Abbotsford.[5]

Platforms & services

Collingwood has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Mernda and Hurstbridge line trains.[6][7]

Platform 1:

• Mernda line: all stations services to Flinders Street
• Hurstbridge line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Mernda
• Hurstbridge line: all stations and limited stops services to Eltham & Hurstbridge

Transport links

Dysons operates one route via Collingwood station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  Night Bus  961: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Doncaster (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[8]

McKenzie's Tourist Services operates one route via Collingwood station:

• 684: Eildon – Southern Cross station[9]

Transdev Melbourne operates twelve routes via Collingwood station:

• 246: Elsternwick station – Clifton Hill[10]
• 302: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Box Hill station[11]
• 303: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Ringwood North[12]
• 304: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Westfield Doncaster[13]
• 305: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines (Peak Hour only)[14]
• 309: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Donvale[15]
• 318: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Deep Creek Reserve (Doncaster East) (Peak Hour only)[16]
• 350: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[17]
•  SmartBus  905: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[18]
•  SmartBus  906: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Warrandyte[19]
•  SmartBus  907: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Mitcham station[20]
•  SmartBus  908: Melbourne CBD (Lonsdale Street) – Stockland The Pines[21]

References

1. Collingwood Vicsig
2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1986. p. 283.
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1987. p. 27.
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1987. p. 343.
5. "Melbourne train stations that aren't quite where they say they are". Domain. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
6. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
7. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "961 Night bus: City - Collingwood - Eastern Fwy - Templestowe - Doncaster". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "684 Eildon - Melbourne via Lilydale Station". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "246 Elsternwick - Clifton Hill via St Kilda". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "302 City - Box Hill via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "303 City - Ringwood North via Park Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "304 City - Doncaster SC via Belmore Rd and Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
14. "305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
15. "309 City - Donvale via Reynolds Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
16. "318 City - Deep Creek". Public Transport Victoria.
17. "350 City - La Trobe University via Eastern Fwy". Public Transport Victoria.
18. "905 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy & Templestowe (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
19. "906 City - Warrandyte via The Pines SC (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
20. "907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd (SMARTBUS service)". Public Transport Victoria.
21. "908 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au