Northcote railway station

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Northcote
PTV commuter rail station
Northcote Railway Station.jpg
Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
LocationHerbert Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′11″S 144°59′41″E / 37.7697°S 144.9948°E / -37.7697; 144.9948Coordinates: 37°46′11″S 144°59′41″E / 37.7697°S 144.9948°E / -37.7697; 144.9948
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance8.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking5
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeNCE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesMiddle Northcote
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Merri
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Croxton
towards Mernda

Northcote railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Middle Northcote. It was renamed Northcote on 10 December 1906.[1]

Both platforms were extended at the Down end of the station in 1973.[1]

The former goods sidings, located at the Down end of the station, were abolished in 1986.[2] The crossover, also located at the Down end, was spiked out of use around this time.[2] It was removed at a later date.

During October 1987, the double line block systems between Northcote and Merri and Northcote and Thornbury were abolished, and replaced with three positioning signalling.[3]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Arthurton Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1987. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[1]

Platforms and services[]

Northcote has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Dysons operates one route via Northcote station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  508 : Alphington station – Moonee Ponds Junction[5]

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Northcote station:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Northcote Vicsig
  2. ^ a b Works. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1987. p. 91. ISSN 0310-7477.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.
  4. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. ^ "508 Alphington - Moonee Ponds via Northcote & Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.

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