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Croydon railway station is located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Croydon. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & South line services. ==History== Croydon station opened on 7 January 1875 as Five Dock. In August 1876, it was renamed Croydon.〔(Croydon Station ) NSWrail.net〕〔"Stations & Tracks Volume 1 Main Suburban" State Rail Authority 1988〕 The Main Suburban line through Croydon was quadruplicated in 1892,〔"NSW Railway Passenger Services 1880-1905" ''Australian Railway History'' Vol 56 No 810 April 2005 page 141〕 and sextuplicated in 1927 in association with electrification works.〔"Sydney Electric Trains from 1926-1960" ''Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin'' April 2001 page 128〕〔(Croydon Railway Station Group ) NSW Environment & Heritage〕 A pedestrian subway was built at the eastern end of the station in 1892 when the adjacent level crossing was closed. This subway was closed after 1980. The most northern line had a platform (originally platform 1) until 1927 when it was removed.〔"Station Information A to F" State Rail Authority 1997〕 Remnants still remain of the footbridge and stairs leading up to it. In August 2014, it was announced Croydon station will receive a new concourse and lifts.〔(Croydon station to benefit from new concourse and three lifts ) Transport for New South Wales 8 August 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Croydon railway station, Sydney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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