Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

Canterbury
PTV commuter rail station
Station building on Platform 3, December 2019
General information
LocationCanterbury Road,
Canterbury, Victoria 3126
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E / 37.8245°S 145.0815°E / -37.8245; 145.0815
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance12.21 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking125
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCBY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882; 141 years ago (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt15 September 1968
19 December 1971
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006282,931[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

Canterbury railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Canterbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Canterbury station 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 and platform 3 in 1971.[4]

  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. ^ "Canterbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 18 February 2023.