Canterbury railway station, Melbourne
- Belgrave
- Lilydale
Southern Cross
19 December 1971
(1500 V DC overhead)
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East Camberwell towards Flinders Street | Lilydale line | Chatham towards Lilydale | ||
Belgrave line | Chatham towards Belgrave |
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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:
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[11]
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d "Canterbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Canterbury". Victorian Places. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". Signal Diagrams and Photos. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "285 Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via North Balwyn". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations | |
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Lilydale |
V/Line services and stations |
- Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
- Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service