Craigieburn line
Flinders Street ↔ Craigieburn — 21 stations.
About the Craigieburn line
The Craigieburn line is part of the Northern group on the Metro Trains Melbourne network. It runs from Flinders Street to Craigieburn, calling at 21 stations, and runs via the City Loop in the city centre. You can change to other lines at major interchanges such as Flinders Street, Southern Cross, Richmond, North Melbourne, Footscray, Caulfield, Clifton Hill and Camberwell.
Stations on this line
The Craigieburn line follows one of Melbourne’s oldest rail corridors north through Essendon and Broadmeadows.
Interchanges and connections
Frequently asked questions
The Craigieburn line is one of Melbourne’s suburban train lines, part of the Northern group. It runs from Flinders Street to Craigieburn and serves 21 stations.
A full trip from Flinders Street to Craigieburn takes about 48 minutes, depending on the time of day, the stopping pattern and dwell times.
First trains run from around 5:00 am and last trains around midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, Night Network trains run all night about every 60 minutes. Peak frequency is 3–10 min and off-peak is 10–20 min.
Major interchanges across the network include Flinders Street and Southern Cross in the city, plus Richmond, North Melbourne, Footscray, Caulfield, South Yarra, Clifton Hill, Camberwell, Ringwood, Newport and Dandenong depending on your direction of travel.