Strathmore railway station
Strathmore | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Amelia Avenue, Essendon | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°44′37″S 144°55′39″E / 37.7436°S 144.9274°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Craigieburn | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.79 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 80 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | SME | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 October 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Strathmore railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia, serving the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon. The station opened on 28 October 1890 as North Essendon, and was renamed Strathmore on 1 March 1955.[1]
The railway past the site of Strathmore station opened in 1872, as part of the North East railway to Wodonga.[2]
Located at the point where the original Sydney Road (now Pascoe Vale Road) crossed the railway on the level, it was one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in Melbourne, until grade separation works commenced in 1961. The first two lanes opened in 1963, with two more opening in 1964.[2]
Platforms and services
Strathmore has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line trains.[3]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
Travel links
Moreland Buslines operates one route via Strathmore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 512: to East Coburg[4]
References
- ^ Strathmore Vicsig
- ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 87. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "512 Strathmore - East Coburg via Pascoe Vale South & Coburg West & Coburg". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au