Mernda railway station

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Mernda
PTV commuter rail station
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Station concourse, elevated platforms, bus bays, forecourt and entrance, December 2021
General information
LocationBridge Inn Road,
Mernda, Victoria 3754
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates 37°35′58″S145°6′5″E / 37.59944°S 145.10139°E / -37.59944; 145.10139
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Mernda
Distance33.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross [1]
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking1,000 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMDD
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened26 August 2018;6 years ago (2018-08-26)
ElectrifiedJuly 2018 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2018–2019562,350 [2]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Hawkstowe
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Mernda line Terminus
Former service
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Line open  Whittlesea line   Yan Yean
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
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Former Whittlesea line

Mernda railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Mernda line, serving the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mernda in Victoria, Australia. Mernda is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 23 December 1889, with current station provided in 2018 along with the duplication of track between South Morang and Mernda. [1]

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History

The original Mernda station opened on 23 December 1889, when the railway line from Epping was extended to Whittlesea. [1] It was originally named South Yan Yean, and was renamed Mernda on 1 December 1913. [5]

Mernda operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor. [1] Epping was re-opened on 29 November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line. [1] The remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled in the 1970s, although the former right-of-way remained intact. Prior to the rebuilding, all that remained of the former station was a degraded platform, which was overgrown with exotic vegetation, including a peppercorn tree. The station-master's house was believed to have been moved to the Findon Pony Club, and still serves as their clubrooms.

Restoration of the railway to Mernda was identified as a goal in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002. The council had forecast that the population in Mernda and Doreen will be 40,000 by that time. The South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance, which was successful in lobbying the state government to fulfill its promise of reinstating the rail line to South Morang, then lobbied the government to commit to reinstating the line to Mernda. [6] In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019. [7]

The State Government announced funding in its 2016/17 State Budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car-parking spaces, and an additional station to be built near Marymede Catholic College. [8] On 26 August 2018, this extension opened. [9] [1]

Platforms and services

Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. [10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates eight bus routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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