Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

  • Belgrave
  • Lilydale
Distance12.21 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms3 (1 island, 1 side)Tracks3ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeElevatedParking125Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNo — steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeCBYFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)Rebuilt15 September 1968
19 December 1971ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006282,931[1]2006–2007322,219[1] Increase 13.88%2007–2008350,138[1] Increase 8.66%2008–2009373,434[2] Increase 6.65%2009–2010369,572[2] Decrease 1.03%2010–2011400,612[2] Increase 8.39%2011–2012374,332[2] Decrease 6.56%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014381,587[2] Increase 1.93%2014–2015377,580[1] Decrease 1.05%2015–2016399,094[2] Increase 5.69%2016–2017388,187[2] Decrease 2.73%2017–2018377,117[2] Decrease 2.85%2018–2019374,650[2] Decrease 0.65%2019–2020284,700[2] Decrease 24%2020–2021122,400[2] Decrease 57%2021–2022145,650[3] Increase 18.99%2022–2023160,850[3] Increase 10.43% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
East Camberwell Lilydale line Chatham
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Chatham
towards Belgrave
Track layout
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Canterbury railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Canterbury in Victoria, Australia. Canterbury is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1968.[4]

History

Canterbury station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Viscount Canterbury, Governor of Victoria between 1866 and 1873.[5][6]

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.[7]

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.[4] On 15 September 1968, the current station opened, with all works completed by December of that year.[4] 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.[8]

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.[9][10]

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:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Canterbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Canterbury". Victorian Places. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". Signal Diagrams and Photos. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  9. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "285 Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via North Balwyn". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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