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Coolaroo railway station

Coolaroo railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coolaroo in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coolaroo station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 6 June 2010.[4][5]

Coolaroo
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view of the station platforms,
June 2017
General information
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Coolaroo, Victoria 3048
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°39′36″S 144°55′34″E / 37.660°S 144.926°E / -37.660; 144.926
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance19.31 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking490
Bicycle facilities26
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCLO
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened6 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-06)
ElectrifiedJuly 2007 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2009–20109,903[1]
2010–2011194,701[1] Increase 1866%
2011–2012228,529[1] Increase 17.37%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014242,394[1] Increase 6.07%
2014–2015260,461[2] Increase 7.45%
2015–2016310,727[1] Increase 19.29%
2016–2017316,582[1] Increase 1.88%
2017–2018332,613[1] Increase 5.06%
2018–2019335,750[1] Increase 0.94%
2019–2020274,750[1] Decrease 18.17%
2020–2021105,150[1] Decrease 61.7%
2021–2022114,400[3] Increase 8.79%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Broadmeadows
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Roxburgh Park
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
Legend
to Broadmeadows
1
2
to Roxburgh Park
Broad gauge, electrified
Standard gauge, non-electrified

History

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Originally scheduled for completion by the 1980s, under the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan,[6] the Victorian Government set aside $38 million for the construction of the station in the 2007/2008 State Budget.[7] Completion was expected in 2010,[7] with the project re-announced as part of the state government Victorian Transport Plan in December 2008.[8] Although long proposed, the station was built separately to the 2007 electrification of the line from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[7]

The railway past the site of Coolaroo station originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[4] In December 2008, to allow construction of Platform 1, work on the slewing of the parallel standard gauge track commenced, and was completed by January 2009. In August of that year, work on the lift wells was underway, with the main span of the footbridge lifted into place in October of that year.

On 6 June 2010, the station was opened by then Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, and then Minister for Transport, Martin Pakula.

Platforms and services

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A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1,
April 2013

Coolaroo has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Dysons operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  540 : Upfield station – Broadmeadows station[10]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Coolaroo". vicsig.net. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. ^ "More peak hour services for Melbourne's south east". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Traffic – New VR Bus Service". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1974. p. 47.
  7. ^ a b c New metropolitan railway stations Archived 7 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine Department of Infrastructure
  8. ^ "Coolaroo Train Project". Victorian Transport Plan. www4.transport.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "953 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn via Meadow Heights". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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