Pre level crossing removal Coburg station opened on 9 September 1884 as the terminus when the railway line was extended from
North Melbourne. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the
Duke of Edinburgh, a member of the
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The suburb was renamed from Pentridge to Coburg in 1870, when the Duke was planning to visit the
colony. In 1972, the former ground-level station building was refurbished. A
signal box was located at the up end of the station, directly opposite the former Munro Street level crossing. It was provided in 1928 to control the
interlocked gates at the former level crossing, and replaced the original signal box.
Level Crossing Removal Project In 2014, the
Andrews government announced a $2.4 billion program to remove and
grade separate the Bell Street level crossing, along with 49 other level crossings in Melbourne. It was later formed under the
Level Crossing Removal Project program in 2015 and at the time, the Bell Street level crossing had not been decided how the grade separation would be achieved. On 30 November 2018, the
Andrews government announced that the
Level Crossing Removal Project would remove an additional level crossing at Munro Street, Coburg, along with 24 other level crossings in Melbourne as part of a $6.6 billion program. On 7 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Bell Street and Munro Street level crossings was chosen to be elevated and Coburg station to be rebuilt. On 12 June 2019, the designs for the new, rebuilt station was announced. On 27 July 2020, the Bell Street and Munro Street level crossings and equipment were eliminated and on the same night, the ground level station was closed and demolished and the Platform 1 heritage building restored during these works. On 2 November 2020, trains started running through the new elevated rail bridge after a four month closure. On 14 December 2020, the rebuilt station opened to passengers. == Platforms and services ==