Glenroy Station has collected another trophy, this time Silver in the Public and Institutional Architecture category in the Melbourne Design Awards 2023.
Located in the centre of the bustling Glenroy shopping precinct, the new station opened to passengers last year as part of the Glenroy Road level crossing removal project, and now provides a modern gateway for commuters travelling to and from the area.
The station design was inspired by Glenroy’s basalt plains. A translucent canopy of perforated, anodised aluminium covers the station, forming a bold structure in the heart of the suburb. The scale of the station building is designed to appear grounded in the landscape, and over time to blend in with surrounding greenery as the landscape matures in future years.
The new station provides pedestrians with easy access across the lowered rail line, connecting Post Office Place and Hartington Street for the first time in 100 years with a dedicated pedestrian path, plus extra new paths and bus interchange located in the precinct.
The level crossing at Glenroy Road, Glenroy was removed in 2022, by lowering the rail line under the road. Around 19,000 vehicles passed through the former level crossing each day, where the boom gates were down for up to 43% of the morning peak.
