Gowrie railway station
Gowrie | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sages Road, Fawkner | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′03″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7007°S 144.9588°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.73 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | GOW | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 October 1928 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 5 May 1956 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 May 1965 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Gowrie railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Fawkner and Glenroy.
Following the reinstatement of a passenger service on the Fawkner - Somerton line in March 1928, Rail Motor Stopping Place 21 was opened at the location on 16 October 1928. It closed when the passenger service ceased on 5 May 1956. On 17 May 1965, Gowrie station opened, on what was by then the Upfield line.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.[2]
The track from Fawkner to Gowrie was duplicated in 1998. Immediately north of the station, the double track merges into a single track, which continues to the terminus at Upfield station.[1]
Under the PTV Network Development Plan, the line between Gowrie and Upfield would be duplicated, and the line to Somerton reinstated. It would include a flyover over the North East standard gauge line, to allow Seymour V/Line services to run via Upfield, and eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.[3]
Platforms & services
Gowrie has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Upfield
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Gowrie station:
- 530: Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[5]
- 531: Upfield station – North Coburg[6]
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route to and from Gowrie station:
- 536: to Glenroy station[7]
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Gowrie station:
- 527: to Northland Shopping Centre[8]
References
- ^ a b "Gowrie". Vicsig. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Upfield Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 530 Campbellfield - Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 531 Upfield - North Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 536 Gowrie - Glenroy timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria