Coburg railway station

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For the stations in Coburg, Germany, see Railway stations in Coburg.
Not to be confused with Cobourg railway station in Canada.
Coburg
Station statistics
Address Bell Street/Hudson Street, Coburg, Victoria, 3058
Coordinates 37°44′32″S 144°57′48″E / 37.7423°S 144.9634°E / -37.7423; 144.9634Coordinates: 37°44′32″S 144°57′48″E / 37.7423°S 144.9634°E / -37.7423; 144.9634
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code COB
Owned by VicTrack
myki zone Zone 1
Station status Premium station
Melway map Link
Website Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Moreland
 Upfield line
Batman
toward Upfield
Location
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Coburg is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Coburg, on the Upfield railway line. Coburg is classed as a Premium Station, and is in myki Zone 1.

Station overview

Facilities

Coburg is located at the southern end of the Bell Street level crossing, which provides station access. There are 350 carparks available.[1]

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large red brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a small steel shelter. myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrance to platform 2. Metcard ticket vending machines were previously installed on both platforms and were removed in 2012, prior to the decommissioning of Metcard.

A crossover, a disused signal box and an underpass are all located at the Flinders Street end of the station.

History

Coburg station opened on 9 September 1884.[2] Boom barriers replaced hand gates at Bell Street in 1962, with boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at Munro Street in 1983.[3] A second platform (platform 2) was provided in 1995.[3] Coburg was upgraded to a Premium Station on 28 June 1996.[4]

Platforms

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Upfield-bound trains that terminate at Coburg (usually only occurs during service disruptions) do so in platform 2 and can return to the city from platform 2 as well, as that platform is provided with bi-directional signalling.

References

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  1. ↑ "Stop search - Public Transport Victoria". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ VICSIG Infrastructure - Coburg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line". vrhistory.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
  4. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997. 


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