Greensborough station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Greensborough, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Greensborough station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 5 June 1902, with the current station provided in April 2023.

Because of the curvature of the line, north-bound (Hurstbridge) services head south-east upon departing the station and, likewise, south-bound (Flinders Street) services head north-west. A number of peak-hour services to and from Flinders Street terminate at Greensborough.

History

thumb|Greensborough, its shopping centre, railway line and surrounds aerial panorama

Greensborough station was a single-track, single platform station built in 1902, for service to (at the time) the outer north eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the time of construction, it was serviced by steam engines inbound and outbound from the Melbourne CBD, until the completion of the electrification from Heidelberg to Eltham in 1923.

The original platform was located on the south-western side of the station, where the current car-parking is located. The original track ran through the current island platform. In 1969, the rebuilt station was provided In 1977, a goods yard that existed at the station was closed to traffic. In 1979, the railway line between Greensborough and Macleod was duplicated.

On 15 May 2019, the Victorian State Government announced a plan to duplicate the line between Greensborough and Eltham, which included an upgrading of the station. The upgrade involved the building of an overpass and concourse, rebuilt station platforms and better accessibility in and around the station precinct. On 9 February 2021, final designs of the new station were released, and in mid-2021, early works on the project commenced. In 2022, the old station closed and was demolished to allow for major construction on the project, and the rebuilt station officially opened on 30 April 2023. During peak hours, many trains terminate at Greensborough, and the track layout allows trains from either direction to run through either platform if required, meaning other services can still run through if a terminating train is occupying one of the platforms. However, the normal practice is that trains heading towards Flinders Street use platform 1, and trains heading towards Hurstbridge use platform 2.

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

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|Eltham, Hurstbridge

|All stations

|Peak hours only

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| rowspan="2" |2

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|Eltham, Hurstbridge

|All stations

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

|Peak hours only

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Dysons operates five bus routes via Greensborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Whittlesea – Greensborough Plaza
  • : Eltham station – Glenroy station
  • : Northland Shopping Centre – St Helena
  • : Greensborough Plaza – St Helena West
  • : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre

Kinetic Melbourne operates three routes via Greensborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Box Hill station – Greensborough
  • SmartBus : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport
  • SmartBus : Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West

Panorama Coaches operates one route to and from Greensborough station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Hurstbridge station

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File:GreensboroughBuildingPlatform1.JPG|Southbound view of Platform 1 and station building, December 2008

File:GreensboroughStationEntrance.JPG|Station building and entrance, December 2008

File:Greensborough station waiting room.jpg|Enclosed waiting room, November 2013

File:Greensborough station platform.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 2, <br/>November 2013

File:Greensborough concourse entrance.jpg|Station concourse and entrance, May 2023

File:Orchid by Robyn Latham (1).jpg|link=|Orchid by Robyn Latham

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au