Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

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Thomastown
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Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at pedestrian footbridge and building, August 2022
General information
LocationStation Street,
Thomastown, Victoria 3074
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates 37°40′49″S145°00′51″E / 37.6803°S 145.0142°E / -37.6803; 145.0142
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Mernda
Distance19.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking310
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeTSN
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 December 1889;134 years ago (1889-12-23)
Rebuilt1969
28 November 2011
ElectrifiedDecember 1929
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006552,193 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Keon Park
towards Flinders Street
Mernda line Lalor
towards Mernda
Track layout
Legend
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to Keon Park
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AUS Alphanumeric Route M80.svg Metropolitan Ring Road
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Heyington Avenue
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1
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2
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to Lalor

Thomastown railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Thomastown, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Thomastown station is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 23 December 1889, with the current station provided in 2011. [5]

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History

Opening on 23 December 1889, when the railway line was extended from Reservoir to Epping, [5] Thomastown station, like the suburb itself, is named after John and Mary Thomas, who began market gardening near Edgars Creek in 1848. [6] [7]

The station was originally serviced by regional trains on the line to Whittlesea. Electrification and suburban services were extended along 4.4 kilometres of single track from Reservoir to Thomastown in 1929, paid for by a land developer, who paid for the works and who also guaranteed against operating losses. [8] From 1931, it was the terminus of the railmotor service from Whittlesea, remaining so until electric suburban services were extended to Lalor in November 1959, with services beyond Lalor discontinued and the line closed. [9]

On 7 August 1967, the original station building was destroyed by fire. [10] [11] [12] In 1969, a new station building, which was of a brick construction, was provided. [13]

In 1968, flashing light signals were provided at the Heyington Avenue level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station. [14] In 1980, boom barriers were provided. [15] By the late 1980s, much of the yard to the east of the station was removed. [16]

On 20 December 1996, Thomastown was upgraded to a premium station. [17]

In September 2007, a VicRoads park & ride upgrade opened, with an additional 100 car spaces opened to the south-east of the station, taking the total to 382. [18] In 2010, 90 additional car parking spaces were provided. [19]

As part of the duplication of the line from Keon Park to Epping, a second side platform was added, and the existing station rebuilt. On 28 November 2011, the current station opened. [20] [21]

Platforms and services

Thomastown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. [22]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Dysons operates six bus routes via Thomastown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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