Coolaroo railway station explained

Coolaroo
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Pascoe Vale Road,
Coolaroo, Victoria
Borough:City of Hume
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.66°N 144.926°W
Distance:19.31 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Line:North East line
Other: Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:3
Parking:490
Bicycle:26
Electrified:July 2007 (1500 V DC overhead)
Accessible:Yes—step free access
Code:CLO
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Metro Trains
Zone:Myki Zone 2
Status:Operational, unstaffed
Website:Public Transport Victoria
Map State:expanded

Coolaroo railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coolaroo, and it opened on 6 June 2010.[1] [2]

History

Originally scheduled for completion by the 1980s, under the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan,[3] the Victorian Government set aside $38 million for the construction of the station in the 2007/2008 State Budget.[4] Completion was expected in 2010,[4] with the project re-announced as part of the state government Victorian Transport Plan in December 2008.[5] Although long proposed, the station was built separately to the 2007 electrification of the line from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn.[4]

The railway past the site of Coolaroo station originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[1] 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

Coolaroo has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

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

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coolaroo. vicsig.net. 11 February 2023.
  2. News: More peak hour services for Melbourne’s south east. Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. 28 April 2010. 2010-04-28. 21 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100521070107/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/10156.html. dead.
  3. February 1974. Traffic – New VR Bus Service. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 47.
  4. http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/7475D912FB2103D4CA25725F001109BD?OpenDocument#coolaroo New metropolitan railway stations
  5. Web site: Coolaroo Train Project . Victorian Transport Plan . www4.transport.vic.gov.au . 2008-12-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211085916/http://www4.transport.vic.gov.au/vtp/projects/coolaroo.html . 11 December 2008 .
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  7. Web site: 953 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn via Meadow Heights. Public Transport Victoria. 24 May 2023.