Thornbury railway station, Melbourne

Track layout
	Legend

Thornbury
Thornbury
PTV commuter rail station
	Southbound view of the station, November 2023
General information
Location	Ethel Street,; Thornbury, Victoria 3071; City of Darebin ; Australia
Coordinates	37°45′19″S144°59′54″E / 37.7552°S 144.9983°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	10.62 kilometres from; Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	TBY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889;134 years ago
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	317,260

Last updated November 16, 2023

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Croxton towards Flinders Street		Mernda line		Bell towards Mernda

Thornbury railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, serving the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. Thornbury is an unstaffed status ground structure station featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889.^[4]

History

Opening on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir,^[4] Thornbury station, like the suburb itself, is named after the Thornbury Park Estate, named after a farm owned by settler Job Smith.^[5]^[6] Smith named the farm after his birthplace in England.^[5]^[6]

In 1973, both platforms were extended at the down end of the station.^[4]

During October 1987, the double line block system between Thornbury and Northcote was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling,^[7] with all two position signals between Thornbury and Merri also abolished.^[7] A number of signal posts were also abolished during this time.^[4]

In early 1988, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hutton Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.^[8]

Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Thornbury, alongside other stations, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV, and platform shelters.^[9]

Platforms and services

Thornbury has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.^[10]

Platform 1:

Mernda line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Mernda line all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Thornbury station:

: West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)^[11]
: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)^[12]

Gallery

Southbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013

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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
1 2 3 4 "Thornbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
1 2 "Thornbury". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
1 2 First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 4 February 2023.
1 2 "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.
↑ David Langley (March 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 26–32.
↑ "Improving transport accessibility across the state". Department of Transport (Victoria). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
↑ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
↑ "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". 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

[vicsigthornbury-4] 1 2 3 4 "Thornbury". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[vpthornbury-5] 1 2 "Thornbury". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[heraldsun-6] 1 2 First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 4 February 2023.

[newsrailjan88-7] 1 2 "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.

[somersaultmar92-8] David Langley (March 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 26–32.

[9] "Improving transport accessibility across the state". Department of Transport (Victoria). Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[10] "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.

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