Mernda railway station
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Mernda | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Bus bays and station entrance in August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bridge Inn Road, Mernda, Victoria 3754 City of Whittlesea Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′58″S 145°6′5″E / 37.59944°S 145.10139°ECoordinates: 37°35′58″S 145°6′5″E / 37.59944°S 145.10139°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | |||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.07 kilometres from Southern Cross[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,000 spaces | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, Premium Station | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MDD | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 1889 | |||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 29 November 1959 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 26 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | |||||||||||||||||
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Mernda railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mernda, and it opened on 26 August 2018.[1]
History[]
The original Mernda station opened in December 1889 as South Yan Yean, and was renamed Mernda in December 1913.[2]
Mernda station operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor station on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor.[1] Epping station was re-opened on 29 November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line.[1] The remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled in the 1970s, although the former right-of-way remained intact. Prior to the rebuilding, all that remained of the former station was a degraded platform, which was overgrown with exotic vegetation, including a peppercorn tree. The station-master's house was believed to have been moved to the Findon Pony Club, and still serves as their clubrooms.
Restoration of the railway to Mernda was identified as a goal in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002.
The City of Whittlesea has forecast that the population in Mernda and Doreen will be 40,000 by that time. The South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance, which was successful in lobbying the state government to fulfill its promise of reinstating the rail line to South Morang, then lobbied the government to commit to reinstating the line to Mernda.[3] In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019.[4]
The state government announced funding in its 2016–2017 budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda stations, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car parking spaces, and an additional station to be built near Marymede Catholic College.[5] This extension opened on 26 August 2018.[6][7]
Platforms and services[]
Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line terminating services to and from Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line terminating services to and from to Flinders Street
Transport links[]
Dysons operates eight routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 381 : to Diamond Creek station[9]
- 382 : Whittlesea – Northland Shopping Centre[10]
- 385 : Whittlesea – Greensborough Plaza[11]
- 386 : to RMIT University Bundoora Campus[12]
- 387 : to RMIT University Bundoora Campus[13]
- 388 : to Mernda station (anti-clockwise loop via Doreen)[14]
- 389 : to Mernda station (clockwise loop via Doreen)[15]
- 390 : to Craigieburn station[16]
Gallery[]
Southbound view, during the Community Sneak Peek Day, in August 2018
References[]
- ^ a b c d Mernda Vicsig
- ^ McLean, Jack (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 333–337.
- ^ "South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance". South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Getting on with it: Mernda rail project released to market Premier of Victoria 28 February 2016
- ^ Mernda Rail Extension Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Meet Mernda, your new line. Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Mernda". VICSIG. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "381 Mernda Station to Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "382 Whittlesea - Northland SC via South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "385 Whittlesea-Mernda Station - Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "386 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via South Morang". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "387 Mernda Station - Bundoora RMIT via Hawkstowe Pde & South Morang". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "388 Mernda Station - Doreen - Mernda Station (Anti-clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "389 Mernda Station - Doreen - Mernda Station (Clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ 390 Mernda Station - Craigieburn Station via Wollert Public Transport Victoria
External links[]
- Premium Melbourne railway stations
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889
- Railway stations closed in 1959
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 2018