The Craigieburn line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's sixth shortest metropolitan railway line at 27.0 kilometres (16.8 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Craigieburn station in the north, serving 21 stations via North Melbourne, Essendon, and Broadmeadows. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hour, headways of up to 5 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Craigieburn line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng or Siemens Nexas trainsets.
Ascot Vale station on the Craigieburn line, March 2012
Craigieburn station was rebuilt as part of the extension.
Glenroy station was rebuilt as part of the adjacent level crossing removal.
A Comeng EMU at the old Glenroy station prior to its 2022 rebuild.
Metro Trains Melbourne, often known simply as Metro, is the operator and brand name of train services on the electrified metropolitan rail network serving the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest urban rail network in Australia, with 17 lines and 221 stations across 405 km (252 mi) of railways, and the second busiest network in Australia, with a patronage of 99.5 million as of 2021–2022.
A High Capacity Metro Train departing Carnegie railway station in June 2021
Bentleigh railway station in December 2018
Ticket gates at Mernda railway station
High Capacity Metro Train approaches Carnegie Station, South East of Melbourne
