Boronia railway station

Boronia

Southbound view in April 2006
Location Genista Avenue, Boronia
Coordinates 37°51′38″S 145°17′04″E / 37.86044°S 145.28434°E / -37.86044; 145.28434Coordinates: 37°51′38″S 145°17′04″E / 37.86044°S 145.28434°E / -37.86044; 145.28434
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Belgrave
Distance 33.38 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Parking 470
Bicycle facilities 20
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code BOR
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 19 June 1920
Rebuilt 5 November 1998
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Belgrave line
toward Belgrave

Boronia railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Boronia, opening on 19 June 1920.[1]

The station was rebuilt in 1985, and included new station buildings and passenger facilities, as well as an update to the bus terminal facilities.[2][3] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 2 July 1996.[4]

As part of a grade separation project to remove the nearby Boronia Road level crossing, a new below ground station was built, and opened on 5 November 1998.[1]

Platforms & services

Boronia has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Belgrave line services.[5]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates six routes via Boronia station:

References

  1. 1 2 Boronia Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1984. p. 315.
  3. Met Lines Vol.1 No. 8 1985.
  4. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. Belgrave Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Route 690 Croydon - Boronia timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Route 691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre. Public Transport Victoria
  8. Route 737 Croydon - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. Route 745B Bayswater - Boronia timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. Route 753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. Route 755 Bayswater - Knox City timetable Public Transport Victoria

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