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Mernda railway station

Mernda railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mernda in Victoria, Australia. Mernda is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The original station opened on 23 December 1889. The station reopened on 26 August 2018 along with the duplication of track between South Morang and Mernda.[1]

Mernda
PTV commuter rail station
Station concourse, elevated platforms, bus bays, forecourt and entrance, December 2021
General information
LocationBridge Inn Road,
Mernda, Victoria 3754
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°35′58″S 145°6′5″E / 37.59944°S 145.10139°E / -37.59944; 145.10139
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance33.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross[1]
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,000 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMDD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened26 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-26)
ElectrifiedJuly 2018 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2018–2019562,350[2]
2019–2020527,250[2] Decrease 6.24%
2020–2021327,900[2] Decrease 37.8%
2021–2022447,850[3] Increase 36.58%
2022–2023672,750[4] Increase 50.22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hawkstowe
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Terminus
Former service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line open   Whittlesea line   Yan Yean
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
to Hawkstowe
KD045 Drain
1
2
Former Whittlesea line

History

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The original Mernda station opened on 23 December 1889, when the railway line from Epping was extended to Whittlesea.[1] It was originally named South Yan Yean, and was renamed Mernda on 1 December 1913.[5]

Mernda operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor.[1] Epping was re-opened on 29 November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line.[1] The remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled in the 1970s, although the former right-of-way remained intact. Prior to the rebuilding, all that remained of the former station was a degraded platform, which was overgrown with exotic vegetation, including a peppercorn tree. The station-master's house was believed to have been moved to the Findon Pony Club, and still serves as their clubrooms.

Restoration of the railway to Mernda was identified as a goal in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002. The council had forecast that the population in Mernda and Doreen will be 40,000 by that time. The South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance, which was successful in lobbying the state government to fulfill its promise of reinstating the rail line to South Morang, then lobbied the government to commit to reinstating the line to Mernda.[6] In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019.[7]

The State Government announced funding in its 2016/17 State Budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car-parking spaces, and an additional station to be built near Marymede Catholic College.[8] On 26 August 2018, this extension opened.[9][1]

Platforms and services

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Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Mernda line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
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Dysons operates eight bus routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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    Southbound view from Platform 2, during the Community Sneak Peek Day, August 2018
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    Station forecourt, bus bays, concourse, elevated platforms and entrance, August 2018
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    Station concourse, entrance signage and customer service, December 2021
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    The Myki readers, Myki machine, stairs and fence at the concourse, December 2021

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mernda". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  5. ^ McLean, Jack (November 1995). "Reservoir – Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 333–337.
  6. ^ "South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance". South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  7. ^ Getting on with it: Mernda rail project released to market Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 28 February 2016
  8. ^ Mernda Rail Extension Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ Meet Mernda, your new line. Archived 1 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  10. ^ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "381 Mernda Station to Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. ^ "382 Whittlesea – Northland SC via South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  13. ^ "385 Whittlesea-Mernda Station – Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  14. ^ "386 Mernda Station – Bundoora RMIT via Cravens Rd & South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  15. ^ "387 Mernda Station – Bundoora RMIT via Hawkstowe Pde & South Morang". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  16. ^ "388 Mernda Station – Doreen – Mernda Station (Anti-clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ "389 Mernda Station – Doreen – Mernda Station (Clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. ^ "390 Mernda Station – Craigieburn Station via Wollert". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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