Donnybrook railway station

Donnybrook railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Donnybrook, and opened on 14 October 1872.[1]

Donnybrook
Northbound view from Platform 2 in January 2010
LocationDonnybrook Road, Donnybrook
Coordinates37°32′31″S 144°58′12″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)North East
Distance33.21 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeDNK
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened14 October 1872
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Craigieburn
towards Southern Cross
 Seymour line Wallan
towards Seymour
Broadmeadows
towards Southern Cross
 Shepparton line
Limited service
 Wallan
towards Shepparton

A closed signal box is located on Platform 2. All the signals and the crossover points and the signal control levers inside the signal box were removed in March 2011.[2][3]

History

Donnybrook station opened on 14 October 1872, with a single platform on the west side, the railway having opened a few months earlier as part of the North East Railway to Wodonga.[4]

In 1882, a second platform was provided, but duplication of the track in both directions was not completed for a few more years. A goods shed was erected in 1888, while the current station building dates to 1900.[4] The last siding was abolished in 1989.[5]

Until 1998, the station was the terminus for some V/Line services from Craigieburn station because it had a crossover between the two tracks.[5] That practice ceased after Seymour services were upgraded and the suburban electric services were extended to Craigieburn. Boom barriers were also provided at the Donnybrook Road level crossing in the same year.[5]

In 1962, the Melbourne-Albury standard gauge line behind Platform 1 opened, along with the 900 metre Donnybrook Loop. Since 2011, the loop has been extended into a 6.8 kilometres long passing lane as part of the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Melbourne–Sydney upgrade program,[6] but has since been cut back to 2 kilometres in length.[7][8]

The goods platform was abolished in early 1976.[9]

In 2016, platform 2 was extended to accommodate 6-car VLocity trains, allowing northbound commuters to enter and exit via any door. Southbound commuters, however, must use the first three carriages of the train to board or alight the train due to the shorter platform 1.[10]

The former Beveridge station was located between Donnybrook and Wallan.

Upgrades to the station were completed on 23 April 2020 as a part of the Regional Rail Revival project, delivering 150 new car parking space, better pedestrian and bus access to the station and upgraded CCTV.[11]

Platforms & services

Donnybrook has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Seymour line and Shepparton line services. Some Shepparton line trains pass through the station without stopping.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one routes to and from Donnybrook station:

Dysons operates one route to and from Donnybrook station:

References
  1. Donnybrook Vicsig
  2. "Dynon to Albury" (PDF). V/Line Network Access: Information Pack. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  3. "Network Operating Requirements" (PDF). V/Line Network Access: Information Pack. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  4. Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 88. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  5. Andrew Waugh. "Victorian Station Histories - Donnybrook" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  6. Donnybrook Passing Lane– Information Sheet South Improvement Alliance November 2007
  7. Program of Works South Improvement Alliance
  8. New Donnybrook Passing Loop Completed Minister for Infrastructure & Transport 29 July 2011
  9. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1976. p. 92.
  10. Wong, Marcus. "Donnybrook". Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. "Donnybrook Station upgrade complete". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. Seymour - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  13. "511 Craigieburn Station - Mandalay Circuit". Public Transport Victoria.
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