Lalor railway station

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Lalor
PTV commuter rail station
Lalor railway station Platform.jpg
Southbound view in March 2012
LocationStation Street,
Lalor, Victoria 3075
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E / 37.6659°S 145.0173°E / -37.6659; 145.0173Coordinates: 37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E / 37.6659°S 145.0173°E / -37.6659; 145.0173
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance20.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking417
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeLAL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedOctober 1949
RebuiltMid-1970s
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(November 1959)
Previous namesRail Motor Stopping Place 77
(1949-1952)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Thomastown
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Epping
towards Mernda

Lalor railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Lalor, and it opened in October 1949 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77. It was renamed Lalor on 27 August 1952.[1]

History[]

Lalor was originally served by Whittlesea trains from Melbourne via the former Inner Circle line, and in later times by Thomastown to Whittlesea railmotor shuttles.[2] In November 1959, the section from Thomastown was electrified, with the line beyond Lalor closed.[1][3] On 29 November 1964, the line was reopened and electrified as far as Epping.[4][1]

Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced /ˈlɔːlər/, as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times, the pronunciation /ˈleɪlɔːr, -lər/ has become predominant.

In addition, the Victorian Railways Newsletter of 1973, and Victorian RailWays of 1974—Victorian Railways in-house newsletters—stated that the correct pronunciation was /ˈlɔːlər/.[5]

The current station building was provided in the mid 1970s.[6]

Flashing light signals were provided at the Paschke Crescent level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1964,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 1980.[1]

The current day Platform 1 was formerly a dock platform.[7][8] In August 1988, points from No. 1 track to the main line were provided at the Down end of the station, effectively forming a crossing loop between Thomastown and Epping.[9] This arrangement existed until November 2011, when the line between Keon Park and Epping was duplicated,[1][10] with the points at both ends of the station abolished.

Platforms and services[]

Lalor has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Dysons operates five routes via Lalor station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  554 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop via West Lalor)[12]
  •  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[13]
  •  557 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Anti Clockwise Loop)[14]
  •  559 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop)[15]
  •  566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Lalor Vicsig
  2. ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir-Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
  3. ^ "What Goes On". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 May 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  5. ^ Victorian Railways News Letter, April 1973, p. 50 and Victorian RailWays, October 1974, p. 155.
  6. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1974. p. 137.
  7. ^ Up harris arriving Lalor 2-6-1987
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 217.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 346.
  10. ^ South Morang Rail Extension, Australia Railway Technology
  11. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "554 Thomastown via West Lalor (clockwise loop)". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "557 Thomastown via West Lalor (anti clockwise loop)". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "559 Thomastown via Darebin Drive". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "566 Lalor - Northland via Plenty Road & Childs Road & Grimshaw Street". Public Transport Victoria.

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