Moreland railway station

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Moreland
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 1 with the views of Melbourne CBD in the distance, November 2021
General information
LocationCameron Street,
Coburg, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates 37°45′16″S144°57′43″E / 37.7545°S 144.9619°E / -37.7545; 144.9619
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Upfield
Distance8.78 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking196
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMLD
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884;139 years ago (1884-09-09)
Rebuilt14 December 2020 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006274,412 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Anstey
towards Flinders Street
Upfield line Coburg
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
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to Anstey
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to Coburg

Moreland 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, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moreland station is an elevated structure premium station, with two side platforms. It opened on 9 September 1884, with the current station provided in 2020. [4]

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History

Moreland station opened when the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg. [4]

The name Moreland has been associated with the local area since 1839 when land speculator Farquhar McCrae acquired 638 acres of land between the Moonee Ponds Creek and Sydney Road. McCrae named this land Moreland after the Jamaican slave plantation that was run by his father and grandfather. The landholdings were increased in 1841 to encompass a total of 908 acres, which was subdivided in 1858 including the establishment of Moreland Road. [5] [6] [7]

On 2 May 1975, the former ground-level station was damaged by fire. [8] [9]

In 1983, a number of sidings at the station were dismantled. [4] In 1986, manually controlled boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Moreland Road level crossing, which was at the up end of the station. [10] In August 1988, former sidings "A", "B" and "C" and associated point work were abolished. [11] Also abolished were the up and down end crossovers, and a number of disc signals. [11]

On 7 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Moreland Road and Reynard Street level crossings would be grade separated. [12] [13] On 14 December 2020, a new elevated station opened after the completion of those works, replacing the previous ground-level station, which closed on 27 July 2020. [14]

There was a footbridge at the down end of the former ground-level station, and there is a disused signal box below the up end of the elevated Platform 2.

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street via City Loop service, August 2024 Moreland Platform 1 PID, August 2024.jpg
A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street via City Loop service, August 2024
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street via City Loop service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024 Comeng 593M at Moreland station, August 2024.jpg
A Comeng train on a Flinders Street via City Loop service arrives at Platform 1, August 2024

Moreland has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains. [15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Moreland station:

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Moreland station:

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