Greensborough station was a
single-track,
single platform station built in 1902, for service to (at the time) the outer north eastern suburb of Greensborough. At the time of construction, it was serviced by
steam engines inbound and outbound from the
Melbourne CBD, until the completion of the
electrification from
Heidelberg to
Eltham in 1923. The original platform was located on the south-western side of the station, where the current
car-parking is located. The original track ran through the current
island platform. In 1969, the rebuilt station was provided In 1977, a
goods yard that existed at the station was closed to
traffic. In 1979, the railway line between Greensborough and
Macleod was duplicated. On 15 May 2019, the
Victorian State Government announced a plan to duplicate the line between Greensborough and Eltham, which included an upgrading of the station. The upgrade involved the building of an
overpass and
concourse, rebuilt station platforms and better
accessibility in and around the station precinct. On 9 February 2021, final designs of the new station were released, and in mid-2021, early works on the project commenced. In 2022, the old station closed and was demolished to allow for major construction on the project, and the rebuilt station officially opened on 30 April 2023. Until 2023, the timetabling for services to and from the station remained practically the same, due to the single-track railway between Greensborough and Hurstbridge, with only
crossing loops located at Eltham and
Diamond Creek. An Eltham/Hurstbridge service arrived approximately one minute before the Flinders Street service arrived, with both services departing at same time, allowing the outbound service clear passage to Eltham. ==Platforms and services==