# Glenroy railway station

Glenroy railway station is a commuter railway station located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on 24 January 1887, with the former ground level station closed and demolished in April 2022 and the current lowered rail trench station provided in May 2022 by the Level Crossing Removal Project.
Glenroy is a below ground premium station, consisting of two side platforms connected by staircases, lifts and a ground level concourse. The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and is accessible as there is a lift connecting to the ground level concourse and the station platforms on either side.
The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Glenroy station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is also served by six bus routes, it includes Dysons bus routes 513, 514, 535, 536 and 542 as well as the Ventura Bus Lines route 951. The station is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop.

## Description

Glenroy railway station is located in the northern suburb of Glenroy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency and the station is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. The station is 15 km (9.3 mi) or around a 32 minute train ride to Flinders Street via the City Loop. The adjacent stations are Oak Park station up towards Flinders Street and Jacana station down towards Craigieburn.
The station consists of two side platforms with two edges. As is standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on edges. The side platforms are approximately 160 m (524 ft 11 in) long, long enough for a 7 car High Capacity Metro Train. The station features a ground level concourse, accessible by stairs and lifts up to the elevated platforms. There is one main station building, opened in 2022, which contains a waiting room, a customer service,PSO office and a ground level concourse inside the main station building.
The station building, concourse and platform largely stayed the same since the station was rebuilt in 2020. There are 600 parking spaces; 396 spaces on Dowd Place, 141 spaces on Hartington Street and 66 spaces on Station Road and 25 protected bike parking at the station. The station is listed as fully accessible on the Metro Trains website, as there are lifts and accessible features available at the 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.
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 1999, Glenroy was upgraded to a premium station, featuring the addition of customer service facilities and the conversion of the former ground-level station building into a waiting room.
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

Glenroy has two side platforms. The station is currently served by the Craigieburn line, part of the metropolitan railway network. The Craigieburn line runs from Craigieburn station, north of Melbourne, joining with the Upfield, Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines at North Melbourne station before travelling through to Flinders Street via the City Loop in a clockwise direction during weekday morning peak hours or all day on weekends and public holidays and to Flinders Street via Southern Cross in an anti-clockwise direction during weekday afternoon and evening peak hours.
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

* 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