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Entrance to the citybound platform, Croxton

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

Facilities

The station is located between Spencer Street and Stott Street, both providing station access.

The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (citybound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 (Epping bound) has a smaller 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.

History

Croxton station opened on October 8, 1889. It is one of only three stations on the electrified Melbourne network to have an 'x' in its name (the others being Box Hill and Roxburgh Park).

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-[[Image:Croxton-station-building.jpg|300px|thumb|Croxton railway station building.]]
+[[Image:Croxton-station-building.jpg|300px|thumb|Entrance to the citybound platform, Croxton]]
-'''Croxton''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]], on the [[Epping railway line, Melbourne|Epping
+'''Croxton''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Northcote, Victoria|Northcote]], on the [[Epping railway line, Melbourne|Epping railway line]]. Croxton station is unmanned and is in [[Metcard]] Zone <font color=goldenrod>1</font>.
-railway line]]. It is in [[Metcard]] Zone <font color=goldenrod>1</font>.
-Croxton station is unmanned.
-==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 is located between Spencer Street and Stott Street, both providing station access.
-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.
+The station consists of two [[side platforms]]: Platform 1 (citybound) has a large brick building, while platform 2 ([[Epping railway station, Melbourne|Epping]] bound) has a smaller 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]]. It is one of only three stations on the electrified Melbourne network to have an 'x' in its name (the others being [[Box Hill railway station, Melbourne|Box Hill]] and [[Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne|Roxburgh Park]]).
+Croxton station opened on [[October 8]], [[1889]]. It is one of only three stations on the electrified Melbourne network to have an 'x' in its name (the others being [[Box Hill railway station, Melbourne|Box Hill]] and [[Roxburgh Park railway station, Melbourne|Roxburgh Park]]).
 ==See also==
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-{{www.myspace.com/croxtonboyz}}
-{{ Melbourne-rail-stub}}
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 {{MelbournePublicTransport}}