Thomastown railway station, Melbourne
| Station information | |
|---|---|
| Code | TSN |
| Distance from Flinders Street |
17.9 km |
| Operator | Metro Trains Melbourne |
| Lines | Epping |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Google map | Link |
| Metlink ticket zone | Zone 2 |
Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. Thomastown is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.
A completely redeveloped Thomastown station was opened in late 2011.
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[edit] Facilities
Thomastown station is located between High Street and Station Street, with station access from both. A pedestrian overpass was built in 2011, replacing the previous track level pedestrian crossing.
[edit] Platforms, services and connecting bus services
Platform 1:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Suburban Metro Trains services to Epping
- 554 Thomastown – Thomastown via Lalor RS (Monday to Friday (peak)). Operated by Reservoir Bus Company.
- 555 Northland SC – Epping Plaza via Reservoir RS, Ruthven RS, Keon Park RS, Thomastown RS, Lalor RS (every day). Operated by Reservoir Bus Company.
- 557 Thomastown – Thomastown via Lalor RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Reservoir Bus Company.
- 570 Thomastown – RMIT Bundoora via Lalor Plaza SC (Monday to Friday). Operated by East West Bus Company.
- 575 Thomastown – Epping North via Epping Plaza SC, Epping RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Reservoir Bus Company.
[edit] History
Thomastown opened on 23 December 1889 on the line to Whittlesea, being served by country trains.[1] Electrification and suburban trains was extended along 4.4 kilometres of single track to Thomastown in 1929, paid for by a land developer who paid for the works, who also guaranteed against operating loses.[2] From 1931 it was the terminus of the Whittlesea railmotor shuttle service, remaining so until electric suburban services were extended to Lalor station in November 1959, and services beyond discontinued and the line closed.[3] Thomastown was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1996.[4] A VicRoads park and ride upgrade was opened in early 2007, with an additional 100 car spaces opened to the south-east of the station, taking the total to 330.
Work began on a new Thomastown station in 2010 as part of the South Morang Rail Extension Project, along with duplication of the Epping line.[5] The new station was completed and the existing station was demolished in November 2011. The new station and the second line of track were officially opened by Transport Minister Terry Mulder on November 28, 2011.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Thomastown
- ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 333–337.
- ^ S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 84. ISBN 0 909459 06 1.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)): page 310. October 1997.
- ^ "Park & Ride : VicRoads". www.vicroads.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323144009/http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/PublicTransportAndEnvironment/PublicTransportOnRoads/ParkAndRide.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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Coordinates: 37°40′49″S 145°00′51″E / 37.6803°S 145.0142°E
