Greensborough railway station

Greensborough railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Greensborough opening on 5 June 1902.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 21 June 1996.[2]

Greensborough
View towards Hurstbridge in December 2008
LocationPara Road, Greensborough
Australia
Coordinates37°42′14″S 145°06′29″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance22.93 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking212
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeGRN
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 June 1902
Rebuilt1970
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Watsonia
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Montmorency
towards Hurstbridge

Because of the curvature of the line, northbound (Hurstbridge) bound services head south-east upon departing the station, and, likewise, southbound (Flinders Street) bound services head north-west.

Just past the station, the double track becomes single, for the remainder of the journey to Hurstbridge. A number of peak hour services to and from Flinders Street terminate at Greensborough.

History

Greensborough station was a single track, single platform train station built in 1902, for service to (at the time) the outer north eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the time of construction, it was serviced by steam engines inbound and outbound from the Melbourne central business district, until the completion of the electrification from Heidelberg to Eltham in 1923.

The original platform was located on the south western side of the current platforms where current parking is available. The original track ran through the current island platform.

Due to the restrictions of only having one track out to Hurstbridge and only one through track, the trains were timetabled to arrive 3–4 minutes apart. The Hurstbridge service would collect passengers from the platform, then shunt out to a junction at the Up end of the station, pull into a side track and wait 1–2 minutes for the Flinders Street service to arrive then depart, then continuing to Hurstbridge. Due to a much higher passenger count going to the city at the time, the Flinders Street service was given priority over the low passenger count toward Hurstbridge.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the station was upgraded to two tracks, and a single platform island was built. The station had a platform on the left and right, one for each direction.[3] The rebuilt station officially opened on 3 April 1970.[4] The goods yard that existed at the station was removed in the late 1970s.[5]

The timetabling for services, however, have remained practically the same, due to the single track which still remains between Greensborough and Hurstbridge, with only crossing loops at Eltham and Diamond Creek. An Eltham/Hurstbridge service arrives approximately one minute before the Flinders Street service arrives, with both services departing at same time, allowing the outbound service clear passage to Eltham.

In May 2019, Victoria State Government announced the plan to duplicate section between this station and Eltham, which includes rebuilding this station. Works will start in early 2020[6]

Platforms & services

Greensborough has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line services.[7] The direction of trains passing each other is unusual for Melbourne, with trains passing on the left. During peak periods, both platforms are used by trains travelling in either direction.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates five routes via Greensborough station:

Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Greensborough station:

Transdev Melbourne operates three routes via Greensborough station:

  • View towards Hurstbridge in December 2008
  • Enclosed waiting room in November 2013
  • View towards Flinders Street from Platform 2 in November 2013

References
  1. Greensborough Vicsig
  2. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heistorical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  3. "WATSONIA to HURSTBRIDGE 34 '69". Victorian Railways Watsonia to Hurstbridge Signalling Diagram No 34 '69. www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 1973. p. 243.
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 160.
  6. https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/second-stage-of-hurstbridge-line-upgrade-underway
  7. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "385 Whittlesea-Mernda Station - Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough or Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "517 Northland - St Helena via Viewbank & Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "518 Greensborough - St Helena West via St Helena". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "566 Lalor - Northland via Plenty Road & Childs Road & Grimshaw Street". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "343 Hurstbridge - Greensborough via Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "293 Box Hill - Greensborough via Doncaster SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
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