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Location | Bain Avenue, Coburg North, Victoria 3058 City of Merri-bek Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°43′15″S144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 12.49 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes—step-free access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 July 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | North Coburg (1889–1922) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 257,385 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 283,721 [1] 10.23% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 321,808 [1] 13.42% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 391,833 [2] 21.76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 420,566 [2] 7.33% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 420,630 [2] 0.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 387,519 [2] 7.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 363,901 [2] 6.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 351,291 [1] 3.46% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 361,922 [2] 0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 371,447 [2] 2.63% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 334,983 [2] 9.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 392,850 [2] 17.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 296,300 [2] 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 126,950 [2] 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 154,400 [3] 21.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Initially opened as North Coburg, the station was given its current name of Merlynston on 6 February 1922. [4]
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]
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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