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.
The Comeng is a class of electric multiple unit (EMU) operating on the suburban railway network of Melbourne. Built by their namesake Commonwealth Engineering, the trains were introduced in 1981 as a replacement for the Tait and Harris trains. In total, 190 three-car trainsets were built.
An Alstom-refurbished Comeng at Prahran, December 2019
Interior of an EDi-refurbished Comeng with life extension upgrades
A now-scrapped unrefurbished Comeng set in its original Metropolitan Transit Authority livery
An M>Train liveried Comeng 477M as delivered after refurbishment by EDi Rail. The brand went defunct in 2004, leaving Connex to take over all Comeng operations.