Boronia railway station
Boronia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | BOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 19 June 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1985 5 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | October 1925 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 531,634[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 557,019[1] 4.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 627,567[1] 12.66% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 617,361[2] 1.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 617,458[2] 0.015% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 682,181[2] 10.48% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 680,486[2] 0.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 634,434[2] 6.76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 611,736[1] 3.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 662,488[2] 8.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 555,828[2] 16.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 662,629[2] 19.21% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 677,517[2] 2.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 539,350[2] 20.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 243,500[2] 54.85% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 269,450[3] 10.65% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | 355,950[3] 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boronia railway station is located on the
History
Boronia station opened on 19 June 1920[4] and, like the suburb itself, was named after a suggestion by local councillor Albert Chandler, who grew boronia plants for a nursery he owned nearby.[5][6]
In 1952, flashing light signals were provided at the former Boronia Road level crossing, which was located in the down direction of the station.[4] In 1957, duplication of the line between Bayswater and Lower Fern Tree Gully occurred, with a second platform provided at the former ground-level station.[4] On 19 December 1959, the station was closed to all goods traffic.[4]
In 1971,
In 1998, a new below ground station was built, as part of a grade separation project to remove the nearby Boronia Road level crossing.[11] On 5 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened.[4]
After extensive community activism, the
Platforms and services
Boronia has one
Platform 1:
- Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood
Platform 2:
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates six routes via Boronia station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 690 : to Croydon station[16]
- 691 : to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre[17]
- 737 : Croydon station – Monash University Clayton Campus[18]
- 745B : to Bayswater station[19]
- 753 : Glen Waverley station – Bayswater station[20]
- 755 : Bayswater station – Westfield Knox[21]
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e f "Boronia". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Boronia". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1984. p. 315.
- ^ Met Lines Vol.1 No. 8 1985.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
- ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. January 1999. p. 8.
- ^ "PLANNING FOR FUTURE UPGRADES AT BORONIA STATION". jacksontaylor.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Better Boronia Station For Locals". Dan Andrews. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Huge $60m plan to revitalise Boronia station". Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "690 Croydon - Boronia via Kilsyth & Canterbury Gardens & Kilsyth South". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "691 Boronia - Waverley Gardens via Ferntree Gully & Stud Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "737 Croydon - Monash University via Boronia & Knox City Shopping Centre & Glen Waverley". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "745b Bayswater - Boronia Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "753 Glen Waverley - Bayswater via Wheelers Hill & Knoxfield & Boronia". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "755 Bayswater - Knox City via Basin & Boronia & Ferntree Gully". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Media related to Boronia railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Weston Langford – Boronia