Croxton railway station

Croxton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, serving the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote in Victoria, Australia. Croxton is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889. The station has connections to tram routes 11 and 86 on St Georges Road and High Street.

History
Croxton station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir, Croxton station was named after the nearby Croxton Park Racecourse and Hotel, which in turn was named after Croxton Racecourse in Leicestershire, England.

In 1922, the station was closed to goods traffic.

On 3 July 1972, the former station building on Platform 1 was damaged by fire, with the waiting room and toilets destroyed. During the 1973/1974 financial year, the present station buildings were provided. Platform extensions also occurred during this time.

Platforms and services
Croxton has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.

Platform 1:
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Mernda

Transport links
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Croxton station:
 * Melbourne tram route 11 icon.svg: West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)
 * Melbourne tram route 86 icon.svg: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)