Merlynston railway station

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Merlynston
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Merlynston railway station Platform 2 (northern view)(11 October 2024).jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationBain Avenue,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates 37°43′15″S144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Upfield
Distance12.49 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking218
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMYN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889;135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorth Coburg (1889–1922)
Passengers
2005–2006257,385 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Batman
towards Flinders Street
Upfield line Fawkner
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
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BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Batman
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Boundary Road
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BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Fawkner

Merlynston railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merlynston station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914. [4]

Contents

Initially opened as North Coburg, the station was given its current name of Merlynston on 6 February 1922. [4]

History

Merlynston station opened when the railway line was extended from Coburg to Somerton. [4] The locality was named by Donald Bain who, in 1919, purchased 31 hectares of land to be subdivided into a housing estate. Bain named the estate after his daughter, Merlyn. [5] [6]

In 1948, flashing light signals were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station. [4] In 1959, the current island platform was provided when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner. [4]

In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing. [7]

In November 1998, the level crossing at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed, [8] and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in that year, [9] the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However, one of those was a dock platform, [10] meaning trains couldn't pass each other at Gowrie, and had to do so at Merlynston.

On 9 April 2002, Comeng motor carriage 533M was destroyed by a fire at the station. The fire also damaged part of the station building. [11] [12] [13]

Platforms and services

A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, October 2024 Comeng 471M at Merlynston railway station Platform 1 (11 October 2024).jpg
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, October 2024

Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Upfield line trains. [14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

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