Merlynston railway station

Merlynston

Northbound view in November 2006
Location Bain Avenue, Coburg North
Coordinates 37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613Coordinates: 37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Upfield
Distance 12.49 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 130
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code MYN
Fare zone Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 8 October 1889
Closed 13 July 1903
Rebuilt 1 October 1914
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Upfield line
toward Upfield

Merlynston railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North opening on 8 October 1889 as North Coburg. It closed on 13 July 1903, reopening on 1 October 1914 as Merlynston.[1]

A level crossing formerly located at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed in the late 1990s, and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in 1998, the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However one platform was a dead-end one, meaning trains couldn't cross at Gowrie, and had to cross at Merlynston. Boom barriers were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing in 1984.[2]

Platforms & services

Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route via Merlynston station:

Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Merlynston station:

References

  1. ↑ Merlynston Vicsig
  2. ↑ VR Website by Andrew Waugh
  3. ↑ Upfield Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  4. ↑ Route 530 Campbellfield - Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. ↑ Route 534 Glenroy - Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

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