Merri railway station
Merri | |||||||||||
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 Building on platform 1 in May 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Street, Northcote Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′40″S 144°59′35″E / 37.7778°S 144.9931°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.04 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 6 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | MER | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Northcote | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Merri railway station is located on the Mernda line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote. It opened on 8 October 1889 as Northcote, being renamed Merri on 10 December 1906.[1]
The original conception of the station was to act as a major junction in a planned "North Suburban Railway System". The Argus reported in 1887 that; "The Station at Union-street, as shown on our plan, must necessarily be the most important in the Northern System, as lines branch from this point to Preston and Whittlesea on the north ; Heidelberg, Kew, &.c., on the east; Carlton, Royal-park, North Melbourne, and Spencer-street on the south-west; Fitzroy, East Melbourne, and Flinders-street on the south; and if the alternative route is adopted, Clifton-hill, Collingwood, Richmond, and Flinders street on the south east.",[2] while land sale plans advertised the upcoming construction of the "Grand Central Junction Station".[3]
The station building was rebuilt in 1910, to accommodate an increased population in the area.[4]
The nearby level crossing at Charles Street had hand-operated gates until 1924, when they were replaced with interlocked gates, operated from the nearby signal box, following several serious traffic accidents.[5] These gates were replaced with boom barriers in 1986.[6]
During October 1987, the double line block system between Merri - Northcote was abolished, and replaced with three positioning signalling,[7] with all two position signals between Merri and Thornbury also abolished.[7]
Platforms & services
Merri has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[8]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route via Merri station:
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Merri station:
- 11: West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)[10]
- 86: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)[11]
References
- ^ Merri Vicsig
- ^ The Argus 9 December 1887
- ^ "Fitzroy Junction Estate" land sale advertisement 1887
- ^ Darebin Heritage Study 2000 - Merri - Northcote
- ^ The Argus, 13 Nov 1924
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.
- ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au