South Morang railway station

South Morang

Station front in April 2012
Location McDonalds Road, South Morang
Coordinates 37°38′57″S 145°4′3″E / 37.64917°S 145.06750°E / -37.64917; 145.06750Coordinates: 37°38′57″S 145°4′3″E / 37.64917°S 145.06750°E / -37.64917; 145.06750
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) South Morang
Distance 25.99 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Parking 450
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code SMG
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 22 April 2012
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
South Morang lineTerminus

South Morang railway station is the terminus of the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, opening on 22 April 2012.[1]

History

Stopping Place No 39[2] was the original South Morang station, a single platform at McDonalds Road,[3] on the Whittlesea line. Operated by DERMs, the Victorian Railways closed the line north of Lalor station in November 1959, after the electrification of the line from Reservoir to Lalor. Epping station was re-opened in November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line, and the remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled, with the former right-of-way remaining intact. All that remained of the original station was the platform mound.

Epping Line upgrade

Following the election of the Bracks State Government in October 1999, a promise was made to restore the rail service to South Morang by 2003. In May 2006, the promise was revised and the extension was delayed until 2021. As a result of the Global Financial Crisis, the Brumby Government made a decision to spend heavily on major infrastructure projects, and in December 2008, announced construction of the extension would be brought forward to 2010, with the new station opening to the public on 22 April 2012.[4]

The Epping line was extended to the border of South Morang and Mill Park, about two kilometres short of the original station site. As part of the extension project, five kilometres of track was duplicated between Keon Park and Epping stations, a second platform built at Thomastown, while a grade separation project resulted in a new station at Epping.[4] Provision has been made to allow the line to be extended northwards to Mernda which is scheduled to open in 2019.[5]

Platforms & services

South Morang has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operate seven routes via South Morang station: (Until 30 April 2016)

On 1 May 2016, Dyson's Bus Service operates eight bus routes via South Morang Station.

Dyson's Bus Services Route 381 added from South Morang to Diamond Creek from 1 May 2016.

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via South Morang station:

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