Lalor railway station
Lalor | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in March 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Lalor Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E / 37.6659°S 145.0173°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mernda | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.72 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 417 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | LAL | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 1949 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Lalor railway station is located on the Mernda line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lalor, and opened in October 1949 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77. It was renamed Lalor on 27 August 1952.[1]
It was originally served by the Thomastown to Whittlesea AEC railmotor shuttle.[2] In November 1959, the line from Reservoir was electrified, with the line beyond Lalor closed.[1][3] In November 1964, the line was reopened and electrified as far as Epping.[4]
Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced /ˈlɔːlər/, as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times, the pronunciation /ˈleɪlɔːr, -lər/ 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/.[5]
The current station building was provided in the mid 1970s.[6]
The current day Platform 1 was formerly a dock platform.[7][8] In August 1988, points from No. 1 track to the main line were provided at the Down end of the station, effectively forming a crossing loop between Thomastown and Epping.[9] This arrangement existed until November 2011, when the line between Keon Park and Epping was duplicated,[1][10] with the points at both ends of the station abolished.
Platforms & services
Lalor has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[11]
Platform 1:
- Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Mernda line: all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operates five routes via Lalor station:
- 554: Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop)[12]
- 555: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[13]
- 557: Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Anti Clockwise Loop)[14]
- 559: Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Anti Clockwise Loop)[15]
- 566: Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[16]
References
- ^ a b c Lalor Vicsig
- ^ Jack McLean (November 1995). "Reservoir-Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 333–337.
- ^ "What Goes On". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 May 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 12 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ SE Dornan & RG 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.
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1974. p. 137.
- ^ Up harris arriving Lalor 2-6-1987
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 217.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 346.
- ^ South Morang Rail Extension, Australia Railway Technology
- ^ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 554 Thomastown via West Lalor clockwise loop timetable Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 557 Thomastown via West Lalor anti-clockwise loop timetable Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 559 Thomastown via Darebin Drive timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 566 Lalor - Northlands Shopping Centre timetable Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Lalor railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- South Morang extension project gallery
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
