{"id":92473,"date":"2024-07-23T08:23:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=116905"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:23:35","slug":"new-station-gets-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=92473","title":{"rendered":"New station gets opening date"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Croydon.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;\"><figcaption>Image\/Victoria&#8217;s Big Build<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The new Croydon Station will open to passengers on\u00a0Monday 12 August, featuring modern station facilities and access to both station platforms via lifts and stairs.<\/strong><span id=\"more-116905\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Following\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bigbuild.vic.gov.au\/news\/level-crossing-removal-project\/gone-for-good-lilydale-line-level-crossing-free\"  rel=\"noopener\">the return of train services on the Lilydale Line<\/a>\u00a0on Friday 5 July, crews have been working hard to get the station open as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/cool-design-for-croydon-station\/\">new station<\/a> was due to open in late July, however, works at the station are taking longer than expected due to continued heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>Trains will continue running as normal, express through Croydon Station, on the Lilydale Line, which is now the first metropolitan rail line to be level crossing free \u2013 a year ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Shuttle buses will continue to run in Croydon connecting train passengers to services at Ringwood East and Mooroolbark until the new Croydon Station opens.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month the Victorian Government removed the dangerous and congested <a href=\"https:\/\/bigbuild.vic.gov.au\/projects\/level-crossing-removal-project\/projects\/coolstore-road-croydon\"  rel=\"noopener\">Coolstore Road level crossing<\/a>\u00a0and opened the new Kent Avenue to Lacey Street road connection, unifying Croydon\u2019s town centre and making it safer for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists to get around.<\/p>\n<p>Works will continue into spring to complete the new Croydon Transport Hub featuring a 14-bay bus interchange, as well as new road connections, and works around the new station precinct, including new station carparking, shared use paths and landscaping.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/new-station-gets-opening-date\/\">New station gets opening date<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/\">Rail Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Croydon.jpg\" 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