Collingwood railway station

Collingwood is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Abbotsford (despite its name), on the Epping and Hurstbridge railway lines. Collingwood is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Station overview

Facilities

Collingwood is located between the Stanton and Gipps Streets rail overpasses, with station access from both.

The station consists of two elevated side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. Myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platform 1 and platform 2.

Collingwood Town Hall is a short walk from the station, on Hoddle Street.

History

Collingwood station opened on 21 October 1901 as Collingwood Town Hall, and was renamed Collingwood in 1909.^[1] The station buildings and platforms were rebuilt in 1985-1986.^[2]

Platforms

Platform 1:

• Epping & Hurstbridge lines - all stations services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Epping & Hurstbridge lines - all stations services to Epping, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge.

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