Moonee Ponds railway station

Track layout
	Legend

Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds
PTV commuter rail station
	Northbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, July 2015
General information
Location	Norwood Crescent,; Moonee Ponds, Victoria 3039; City of Moonee Valley ; Australia
Coordinates	37°45′57″S144°55′10″E / 37.7659°S 144.9194°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	6.89 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus; Tram;
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	107
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	MPD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 November 1860;164 years ago
Closed	1 July 1864
Rebuilt	9 October 1871
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	614,106

Last updated November 30, 2024

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Ascot Vale towards Flinders Street		Craigieburn line		Essendon towards Craigieburn

Moonee Ponds railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moonee Ponds station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1882. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened in 9 October 1871.^[4]

History

Moonee Ponds station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.^[5] Like the suburb itself, the station is believed to have gotten its name from either the Moonee Ponds Creek, which resembled a chain of ponds in dry weather (the creek was noted as "Mone Mone Creek" in 1837 by government surveyor Robert Hoddle, during a survey of the area), an Indigenous Australian who was attached to the mounted police, or John Moonee, who had land near the present day Moonee Valley Racecourse.^[6]^[7]

In 1882, the station building on Platform 1 was provided, with a signal box provided in 1889 to control interlocked gates at the Puckle Street level crossing. In 1969, these gates were replaced with boom barriers.^[5]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Moonee Ponds to a premium station, along with nineteen others.^[8]^[9] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.^[10]

Platforms and services

Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.^[11]

Platform 1:

Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Ryan Brothers Bus Service operates one route to and from Moonee Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

467 : to Aberfeldie ^[12]

Moonee Ponds Junction is located 400 metres east of the station, and is the terminus for routes operated by CDC Melbourne, Dysons, Kastoria Bus Lines and Transit Systems Victoria. It is also served by Yarra Trams routes 59 and 82.

Gallery

Southbound view from Platform 2, showing station building on Platform 1, November 2008

Related Research Articles

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References

1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
↑ "Moonee Ponds". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
1 2 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
↑ "Moonee Ponds". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
↑ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
↑ "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
↑ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
↑ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "467 Aberfeldie - Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road". Public Transport Victoria.

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[VicsigMooneePonds-4] "Moonee Ponds". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[KTurton-5] 1 2 Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.

[vpmooneeponds-6] "Moonee Ponds". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[heraldsun-7] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[8] "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[newsrailjun10-9] "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.

[10] Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

[11] "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "467 Aberfeldie - Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road". Public Transport Victoria.

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