Montmorency railway station, Melbourne

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Montmorency
PTV commuter rail station
Montmorency Eastbound.jpg
Eastbound view from Platform 1, May 2023
General information
LocationStation Road,
Montmorency, Victoria 3094
City of Banyule
Australia
Coordinates 37°42′55″S145°07′17″E / 37.7153°S 145.1214°E / -37.7153; 145.1214
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Hurstbridge
Distance24.75 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking93 (140 proposed)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMMY
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 September 1923;100 years ago (1923-09-05)
Rebuilt30 April 2023 [1]
ElectrifiedApril 1923 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006269,168 [2]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Greensborough Hurstbridge line Eltham
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
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to Eltham

Montmorency railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 5 September 1923. [5]

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History

Montmorency station opened twenty-one years after the railway line from Heidelberg was extended to Hurstbridge. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local farm, the Montmorency Estate, itself named after the French town Montmorency, Val-d'Oise. [6] [7]

In the lead-up to the 2018 state election, the opposition Liberal Party promised A$300m to duplicate the line between Greensborough and Eltham, and provide Montmorency with a second platform. [8]

On 15 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that planning for the duplication of 3 kms of track between Greensborough and Eltham was underway. Final designs of the new station were released on 9 February 2021, [9] with early work of the project commencing in late 2021, with major construction started in 2022. [10] The station was rebuilt approximately 100 m (330 ft) west of the current station, and included a new platform. [11] [12] On 30 April 2023, the rebuilt station opened. [1]

Platforms, facilities and services

Montmorency has two side platforms. It is located between Were Street and Mayona Road, with station access from both. There are sheltered waiting areas on both platforms, two myki top up machines, six myki touch on/off stands and a "pod" for Protective Services Officers.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains. [13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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