Victoria Park railway station, Melbourne

Victoria Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, June 2024
General information
LocationLittle Turner Street,
Abbotsford, Victoria 3067
City of Yarra
Australia
Coordinates37°47′57″S 144°59′40″E / 37.7991°S 144.9945°E / -37.7991; 144.9945
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance5.42 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeVPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1959
1981
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesCollingwood (1888-1909)
Passengers
2005–2006342,230[1]
2006–2007378,760[1]Increase 10.67%
2007–2008435,326[1]Increase 14.93%
2008–2009473,573[2]Increase 8.78%
2009–2010490,286[2]Increase 3.53%
2010–2011536,820[2]Increase 9.5%
2011–2012490,913[2]Decrease 8.55%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014586,748[2]Increase 19.52%
2014–2015634,455[1]Increase 8.13%
2015–2016757,658[2]Increase 19.41%
2016–2017732,773[2]Decrease 3.28%
2017–2018800,101[2]Increase 9.19%
2018–2019757,700[2]Decrease 5.3%
2019–2020612,450[2]Decrease 19.17%
2020–2021277,400[2]Decrease 54.7%
2021–2022317,800[3]Increase 14.56%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Collingwood Mernda line Clifton Hill
towards Mernda
Hurstbridge line Clifton Hill
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
1
2

Victoria Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford in Victoria, Australia. Victoria Park is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current platforms provided in 1959 and station provided in 1981.[4]

Initially opened as Collingwood, the station was given its current name of Victoria Park on 1 May 1909. A former goods yard is located adjacent to Platform 1, whilst a stabling siding, capable of holding two stabled trains, is located at the down (northern) end of the station.

  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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Victoria Park". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.