Lalor railway station
| Station information | |
|---|---|
| Code | LAL |
| Distance from Flinders Street |
19.5 km |
| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Lines | Epping |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Unmanned station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metlink ticket zone | Zone 2 |
Lalor is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Lalor, on the Epping railway line. Lalor is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
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[edit] Station overview
[edit] Facilities
Lalor station is located at the northern end of the Paschke Crescent level crossing, which also provides station access.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format, with a large brick building at the Flinders Street end of the station. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance of the station, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine sits next to the larger machine, as well as a myki ticket vending machine. In the morning tickets, newspapers, cigarettes, drinks and other snacks can be purchased form a small store at the entrance of the station. The shop itself is rarely open during the day but on occasion it will be open at 5am.
Trains to and from Epping station cross at the station due to the single track between Epping and Keon Park.
[edit] History
Lalor Station opened in October 1949 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77 and was served by the Thomastown to Whittlesea railmotor shuttle.[1] It was later renamed Lalor in 1952, and electrified suburban services were extended 1.6 kilometres to the station in November 1959.[2][3] It was at this time that the line northwards was closed, with the line being extended to Epping in 1964.[4]
Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced /ˈlɔːlər/ (locally [ˈloːlə]), as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times the pronunciation /ˈleɪlɔr/ or /-lər/ (locally [ˈlæɪloː, -lə]) has become predominant.
In addition, the Victorian Railways Newsletter of 1973 and Victorian RailWays of 1974—Victorian Railways in-house newsletters—stated that the correct pronunciation was /ˈlɔːlər/ (locally [ˈloːlə]).[5]
[edit] Platforms
Platform 1:
- Epping line—all stations services to Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Epping line—all stations services to Epping.
[edit] References
- ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 333–337.
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Lalor
- ^ "WHAT GOES ON.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia): p. 2. 3 May 1952. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23195741. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0 909459 06 1.
- ^ Victorian Railways News Letter, April 1973, p. 50 and Victorian RailWays, October 1974, p. 155.
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Coordinates: 37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E / 37.6659°S 145.0173°E
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