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Coolaroo railway station

Coolaroo
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view looking over station platforms, June 2017
General information
Location	Pascoe Vale Road, Coolaroo, Victoria 3048 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°39′36″S 144°55′34″E / 37.660°S 144.926°E / -37.660; 144.926
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	19.31 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	490
Bicycle facilities	26
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	CLO
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-06)
Electrified	July 2007 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2009–2010	9,903[1]
2010–2011	194,701[1]  1866%
2011–2012	228,529[1]  17.37%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	242,394[1]  6.07%
2014–2015	260,461[2]  7.45%
2015–2016	310,727[1]  19.29%
2016–2017	316,582[1]  1.88%
2017–2018	332,613[1]  5.06%
2018–2019	335,750[1]  0.94%
2019–2020	274,750[1]  18.17%
2020–2021	105,150[1]  61.7%
2021–2022	114,400[3]  8.79%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Broadmeadows towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Roxburgh Park towards Craigieburn
Track layout Legend toBroadmeadows 1 2 toRoxburgh Park Broad gauge, electrified Standard gauge, non-electrified

Coolaroo railway station is located on the Craigieburn lineinVictoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coolaroo, and it opened on 6 June 2010.^[4][5]

Originally scheduled for completion by the 1980s, under the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan,^[6] the Victorian Government set aside $38 million for the construction of the station in the 2007/2008 State Budget.^[7] Completion was expected in 2010,^[7] with the project re-announced as part of the state government Victorian Transport Plan in December 2008.^[8] Although long proposed, the station was built separately to the 2007 electrification of the line from BroadmeadowstoCraigieburn.^[7]

The railway past the site of Coolaroo station originally opened in 1872, as part of the North East linetoSchool House Lane.^[4] 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.

Coolaroo has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.^[9]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

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

•  540 : Upfield station – Broadmeadows station^[10]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• SmartBus  901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport^[11]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Coolaroo station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Night Bus  953 : Broadmeadows station – Craigieburn (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[12]

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