CROXTON RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE

'Croxton' is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Northcote, on the Epping railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Croxton station is unmanned.

Contents

Location

Facilities

History

Location

The station is located between Spencer Street and Stott Street. Level crossings are located in the UP and DOWN directions of this station.

Facilities

The station consists of side two platforms. Platform 1 contains a large brick building while platform 2 contains a small brick building. A large Metcard 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 small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
Both platforms can be accessed via Spencer Street and Stott Street.

History

Croxton station opened on Tuesday, October 8, 1889. Croxton is one of only two stations on the electrified Melbourne network to have an 'x' in its name (the other being Box Hill).