Greensborough railway station, Melbourne
- Greensborough railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Greensborough
IMAGELINK=Greensborough-station-building.jpg
CAPTION=Station building on the island platform
CODE=GRB
DISTANCE=21.5 km
LINES=Hurstbridge
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19985 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19985#lineInformation Link]
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=-37.704026,145.10813&spn=0.01258,0.019956 Link]
ZONE=2
Greensborough is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Greensborough on the Hurstbridge railway line. Greensborough is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Facilities
The station is located between Para Road and Poulter Avenue, with station access from both. Greensborough Plaza is a short walk from the station.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format (platforms are not aligned though). The island platform has a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A large Metcard ticket machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A footbridge is situated at the citybound end of the station.
Greensborough marks the end of the double track section of the Hurstbridge line. Trains travelling further down the line can face delays of up to 10 minutes at Greensborough when late trains towards the city occupy the single track section between Eltham and Greensborough.
History
Greensborough station opened on June 5 1902. It was upgraded to Premium Station status on June 21 1996.[cite journal]
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] Gallery
References
MelbourneStations
Line=Hurstbridge line
Previous=Watsonia
Here=Greensborough
Next=Montmorency
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