Croxton railway station is a

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way station on the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of Northcote in Victoria, Australia. Croxton is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in the 1973/74

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History

Croxton station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to

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, Croxton station was named after the nearby Croxton Park Racecourse and Hotel, which in turn was named after Croxton Racecourse in

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. In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic. On 3 July 1972, the former station building on Platform 1 was damaged by fire, with the waiting room and toilets destroyed. During the 1973/1974

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, the present station buildings were provided. Platform extensions also occurred during this time.

Platforms and services

Croxton has two

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s. It is served by Mernda line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

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operates two routes via Croxton station: * : West Preston –

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( Docklands) * : Bundoora

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– Waterfront City (Docklands)

Gallery

File:Croxton Railway Station.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 1, May 2014 File:Croxton Railway Station (November 2023).jpg, Southbound view of the station platforms at night, November 2023 File:Croxton Platforms Southbound, July 2024.jpg, Southbound view of the station platforms at daylight, August 2024 File:Croxton Northbound Platform 2, August 2024.jpg, Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2024 File:Croxton Platforms Northbound, August 2024.jpg, Northbound view of the station platforms,
August 2024 File:Croxton Platform 1 view from Beaconsfield Parade, August 2024.jpg, Northbound view of Platform 1, August 2024 File:Croxton station Stott Street entrance, August 2024.jpg, Station building and entrance to Platform 1,
August 2024 File:Croxton Platform 1 building, August 2024.jpg, Station building on Platform 1, August 2024 File:Southern pedestrian railway crossing and gates Croxton, August 2024.jpg, The pedestrian railway crossing gates, southern side of the station platforms, August 2024 File:Northern pedestrian railway crossing and gates Croxton, August 2024.jpg, The pedestrian railway crossing gates, northern side of the station, August 2024

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Mernda=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the City of Darebin