Merri railway station
Merri | |||||||||||
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 Building on platform 1 in May 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Street, Northcote | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°46′40″S 144°59′35″E / 37.7778°S 144.9931°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Morang | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.04 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | MER | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Merri railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, opening as Northcote on 8 October 1889, and was 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 by a single gate operated from the nearby signal box, following several serious traffic accidents.[5] These gates were replaced with boom barriers in 1987.[6]
Platforms & services
Merri has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
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)[9]
- 86: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)[10]
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
- ^ Merri Mark Bau's Website
- ^ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands timetable Public Transport Victoria