Croydon railway station, Melbourne

Croydon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Lilydale line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon in Victoria, Australia. Croydon is a premium status ground structure station featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1882 as Warrandyte before being renamed Croydon on 1 August 1884.

Croydon
PTV commuter rail station
South-west bound view from Platform 2, March 2009
General information
LocationWicklow Avenue,
Croydon, Victoria 3136
City of Maroondah
Australia
Coordinates37°47′43″S 145°16′50″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Distance31.03 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking420
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCDN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882 (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt30 June 1984
ElectrifiedNovember 1924
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesWarrandyte (1882–1884)
Passengers
2005–2006694,405
2006–2007743,443 7.06%
2007–2008851,017 14.47%
2008–2009885,978 4.1%
2009–2010880,996 0.56%
2010–2011932,083 5.79%
2011–2012885,015 5.04%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014821,534 7.17%
2014–2015825,557 0.48%
2015–2016901,997 9.25%
2016–2017834,840 7.44%
2017–2018899,751 7.77%
2018–2019916,319 1.84%
2019–2020726,050 20.76%
2020–2021311,100 57.15%
2021–2022327,150 5.15%
2022–2023492,650 50.58%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Ringwood East
towards Flinders Street or Ringwood
Lilydale line Mooroolbark
towards Lilydale
Track layout
to Ringwood East
1
2
Cool Store Road
(Removing by 2025)
Creek
to Mooroolbark

As of 2024, the station is closed for the Level Crossing Removal Project at Coolstore Road, Croydon.

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