Canterbury railway station, Melbourne

Canterbury
Westbound view from platform 2, March 2026
General information
LocationCanterbury Road,
Canterbury, Victoria 3126
City of Boroondara
Australia
Coordinates37°49′28″S 145°04′53″E / 37.8245°S 145.0815°E / -37.8245; 145.0815
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance12.21 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking125
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo — steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeCBY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1882 (1882-12-01)
Rebuilt15 September 1968
19 December 1971
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006282,931
2006–2007322,219  13.88%
2007–2008350,138  8.66%
2008–2009373,434  6.65%
2009–2010369,572  1.03%
2010–2011400,612  8.39%
2011–2012374,332  6.56%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014381,587  1.93%
2014–2015377,580  1.05%
2015–2016399,094  5.69%
2016–2017388,187  2.73%
2017–2018377,117  2.85%
2018–2019374,650  0.65%
2019–2020284,700  24%
2020–2021122,400  57%
2021–2022145,650  18.99%
2022–2023160,850  10.43%
2023–2024246,900  53.5%
2024–2025268,450  8.73%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
East Camberwell Lilydale line Chatham
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Chatham
towards Belgrave
Track layout
1
3
2
Location

Canterbury station is railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern suburb of Canterbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Canterbury station is an elevated unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1968 and platform 3 in 1971.