Moonee Ponds railway station

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Moonee Ponds
PTV commuter rail station
July15 Moonee Ponds Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2015
LocationNorwood Crescent, Moonee Ponds, Victoria 3039
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°45′57″S 144°55′10″E / 37.7659°S 144.9194°E / -37.7659; 144.9194Coordinates: 37°45′57″S 144°55′10″E / 37.7659°S 144.9194°E / -37.7659; 144.9194
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking107
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeMPD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008-20090.824 million[1]
2009-20100.853 million[1]
2010-20110.811 million[1]
2011-20120.812 million[1]
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.782 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Ascot Vale
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Essendon
towards Craigieburn

Moonee Ponds railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds, and it opened on 1 November 1860.[2]

The station opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[3]

The station building on Platform 1 was provided in 1882, with a signal box provided in 1889, to control interlocked gates at the Puckle Street level crossing, until they were replaced with boom barriers in 1969.[3]

Platforms and services[]

Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Ryan Brothers Bus Service operates one route to and from Moonee Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  467 : to Aberfeldie[5]

Moonee Ponds Junction is located 400 metres east of the station, and is the terminus for routes operated by CDC Melbourne, Dysons, Kastoria Bus Lines, Moonee Valley Coaches and Transit Systems Victoria. It is also served by Yarra Trams routes Melbourne tram route 59 icon.svg and Melbourne tram route 82 icon.svg.

Gallery[]

  • Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2008

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ Moonee Ponds Vicsig
  3. ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  4. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. ^ "467 Aberfeldie - Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road". Public Transport Victoria.

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