Royal Park railway station

Royal Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
General information
Other namesRoyal Park – Zoo
LocationPoplar Road,
Parkville, Victoria 3052
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°46′53″S 144°57′06″E / 37.7813°S 144.9517°E / -37.7813; 144.9517
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance5.46 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeRPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884; 140 years ago (1884-09-09)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006177,600[1]
2006–2007210,077[1] Increase 18.28%
2007–2008243,256[1] Increase 15.79%
2008–2009296,238[2] Increase 21.78%
2009–2010297,410[2] Increase 0.39%
2010–2011290,675[2] Decrease 2.26%
2011–2012313,084[2] Increase 7.71%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014307,711[2] Decrease 1.71%
2014–2015315,380[2] Increase 2.49%
2015–2016312,245[2] Decrease 0.99%
2016–2017339,226[2] Increase 8.64%
2017–2018337,560[2] Decrease 0.49%
2018–2019357,050[2] Increase 5.77%
2019–2020269,450[2] Decrease 24.53%
2020–2021117,850[2] Decrease 56.3%
2021–2022156,050[3] Increase 32.41%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Flemington Bridge
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Jewell
towards Upfield
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Inner Circle line   North Carlton
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
to Flemington Bridge
Poplar Road
1
2
to Jewell

Royal Park railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Parkville, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Royal Park station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 9 September 1884.[4]

It is located in the park of the same name, and is the nearest station to Melbourne Zoo. A disused signal box is located at the up end of Platform 1.

  1. ^ a b c 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 m Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Royal Park". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.