Royal Park railway station

Royal Park
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2019
General information
Other names	Royal Park – Zoo
Location	Poplar Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°46′53″S 144°57′06″E / 37.7813°S 144.9517°E / -37.7813; 144.9517
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	5.46 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	RPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	9 September 1884; 139 years ago (1884-09-09)
Electrified	December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	177,600[1]
2006–2007	210,077[1]  18.28%
2007–2008	243,256[1]  15.79%
2008–2009	296,238[2]  21.78%
2009–2010	297,410[2]  0.39%
2010–2011	290,675[2]  2.26%
2011–2012	313,084[2]  7.71%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	307,711[2]  1.71%
2014–2015	315,380[2]  2.49%
2015–2016	312,245[2]  0.99%
2016–2017	339,226[2]  8.64%
2017–2018	337,560[2]  0.49%
2018–2019	357,050[2]  5.77%
2019–2020	269,450[2]  24.53%
2020–2021	117,850[2]  56.3%
2021–2022	156,050[3]  32.41%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Flemington Bridge towards Flinders Street Upfield line Jewell towards Upfield
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Inner Circle line   North Carlton   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Flemington Bridge Poplar Road 1 2 to Jewell

Royal Park railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville, and it opened on 9 September 1884.^[4]

It is located in the park of the same name, and is the nearest station to Melbourne Zoo. A disused signal box is located at the up end of Platform 1.