Canterbury Railway Station, Melbourne
History
Canterbury station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Viscount Canterbury, Governor of Victoria between 1866 and 1873.
In the 1930s, a crossover was provided at the southern (up) end of the station, and a signal box provided to work the interlocked level crossing gates.
In early 1966, work on the grade separation of the Canterbury Road level crossing commenced. To facilitate construction, the interlocked gates were replaced with boom barriers, and the signal box was abolished. On 15 September 1968, the current station opened, with all works completed by December of that year. The works involved raising the station six metres, and the use of a temporary track to keep services operating. In December 1971, services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill.
Platforms and services
Canterbury has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave and Lilydale line services.
Platform 1:
- Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
- Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Belgrave line all stations services to Belgrave
- Lilydale line all stations services to Lilydale
Platform 3:
- Belgrave line weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
- Lilydale line weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Canterbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 285 : Doncaster Park and Ride – Camberwell Shopping Centre
Gallery
May 2014
