Glenroy Railway Station
History
Glenroy station opened on 24 January 1887, with the railway line past the site of the station opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane. Like the suburb itself, the station is named after a pastoral run occupied by Duncan Cameron, who originated from Glen Roy, Scotland.
In 1908, a goods siding was provided and, in 1950, it was extended to a nearby flour mill. Hand gates protected the former Glenroy Road level crossing until 1957, when boom barriers were provided. In 1965, the double line block signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling. All mechanical interlocking at the station was also abolished, and a signal panel was provided.
On 14 September 1973, Tait motor carriage 424M was destroyed by fire at the station.
The original station buildings were provided in 1886 and, in 1976, were replaced with brick structures. In 1987, the signal panel was abolished.
In 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station.
The station was rebuilt for a second time by the Level Crossing Removal Project, due to the grade separation of the Glenroy Road level crossing. On 2 July 2019, it was announced that the level crossing would be removed by lowering the railway line underneath Glenroy Road, and would include a rebuilt station. On 11 October 2020, designs for the new station were released. Major construction began soon after and, on 6 May 2022, the rebuilt station opened.
Platforms and services
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Glenroy has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links
Dysons operates five bus routes via Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 513 : to Eltham station (via Lower Plenty)
- 514 : to Eltham station (via Greensborough)
- 534 : to Coburg
- 536 : to Gowrie station
- 542 : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station
Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route to and from Glenroy station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- Night Bus 951 : to Brunswick station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)
Gallery
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Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, November 2008 -
Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, with a Comeng train on Platform 2, March 2021 -
An Apex quarry train bound for Craigieburn passes Platform 2, September 2023 -
Northbound view from Platform 1, May 2022 -
Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2024 -
Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2024 -
The eastern facing facade viewed from Hartington Street, November 2024 -
The western facing facade and forecourt seating area, November 2024 -
The Myki, waiting room, lifts towards the platforms viewed from the main concourse, November 2024 -
The east facing direction of the main concourse, November 2024 -
The west facing direction of the main concourse looking towards the western forecourt seating area, November 2024 -
The forecourt seating area on the western side at Glenroy station, November 2024 -
The customer service, PSO box and Myki top up machine at the main concourse, November 2024 -
The viewing point of the station platforms and the stairs to Platform 2 from concourse level, November 2024 -
The stairs at the northern end of Platform 2 viewed from platform level, November 2024
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References
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ "Glenroy". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ "Glenroy". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Glenroy Rail Crossing Proposals". The Age. 5 July 1957. p. 3.
- ^ "Rolling Stock Notes". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1973. p. 222.
- ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 106. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ Glenroy Road, Glenroy Archived 27 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ Getting on with the job in Glenroy Archived 4 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ New Glenroy Station design unveiled Archived 16 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ Boom gates gone from Glenroy Archived 7 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "513 Eltham - Glenroy via Lower Plenty". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "536 Gowrie - Glenroy via Gowrie Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ 951 Brunswick Station - Glenroy Station via West Coburg Archived 27 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at street-directory.com.au