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Merlynston railway station

Coordinates: 37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613
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Merlynston
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationBain Avenue,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance12.49 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking218
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMYN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorth Coburg (1889–1922)
Passengers
2005–2006257,385[1]
2006–2007283,721[1] Increase 10.23%
2007–2008321,808[1] Increase 13.42%
2008–2009391,833[2] Increase 21.76%
2009–2010420,566[2] Increase 7.33%
2010–2011420,630[2] Increase 0.01%
2011–2012387,519[2] Decrease 7.87%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014363,901[2] Decrease 6.1%
2014–2015351,291[1] Decrease 3.46%
2015–2016361,922[2] Decrease 0.54%
2016–2017371,447[2] Increase 2.63%
2017–2018334,983[2] Decrease 9.82%
2018–2019392,850[2] Increase 17.27%
2019–2020296,300[2] Decrease 24.6%
2020–2021126,950[2] Decrease 57.2%
2021–2022154,400[3] Increase 21.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Batman
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Fawkner
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
to Batman
1
2
Boundary Road
to Fawkner

Merlynston railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merlynston station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914.[4]

Initially opened as North Coburg, the station was given its current name of Merlynston on 6 February 1922.[4]

History

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Merlynston station opened when the railway line was extended from Coburg to Somerton.[4] The locality was named by Donald Bain who, in 1919, purchased 31 hectares of land to be subdivided into a housing estate. Bain named the estate after his daughter, Merlyn.[5][6]

In 1948, flashing light signals were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station.[4] In 1959, the current island platform was provided when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner.[4]

In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing.[7]

In November 1998, the level crossing at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed,[8] and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in that year,[9] the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However, one of those was a dock platform,[10] meaning trains couldn't pass each other at Gowrie, and had to do so at Merlynston.

On 9 April 2002, Comeng motor carriage 533M was destroyed by a fire at the station. The fire also damaged part of the station building.[11][12][13]

Platforms and services

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A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, October 2024

Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Upfield line trains.[14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[15]
  •  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[16]

Dysons operates one bus route via Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  • Station building and entrance to platforms, June 2005
    Station building and entrance to platforms, June 2005
  • Platform 1 station signage, December 2005
    Platform 1 station signage, December 2005
  • North-east bound view of Platform 2 and the station building, November 2006
    North-east bound view of Platform 2 and the station building, November 2006
  • Southbound view of Platform 1 and the station building, October 2019
    Southbound view of Platform 1 and the station building, October 2019
  • Southbound view of Platform 2 and the station building, October 2019
    Southbound view of Platform 2 and the station building, October 2019
  • Station building and entrance to the platforms, October 2019
    Station building and entrance to the platforms, October 2019
  • Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2019
    Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2019
  • A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service approaching near Merlynston station in Coburg North, December 2019
    A Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service approaching near Merlynston station in Coburg North, December 2019
  • Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
    Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2024
  • The pedestrian crossing gates, adjacent to the station on the northern side, October 2024
    The pedestrian crossing gates, adjacent to the station on the northern side, October 2024

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Merlynston". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Items of interest". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 30 January 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Merlynston". Victorian Places. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ Waugh, Andrew. "SRS Suburban Tour Notes – Coburg Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  8. ^ Shiel, Fergus (1 November 1998). "Gates shut on a suburb's quiet boom". The Sunday Age. p. 11.
  9. ^ "Upfield Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Sunday 17-7-1988 Gowrie". Flickr – High Bicyclist Photostream. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  11. ^ Gould, Russell (10 April 2002). "Passengers flee fire". Herald Sun. p. 3.
  12. ^ Cullen, Philip (11 April 2002). "Train arsonists sought". Herald Sun. p. 12.
  13. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). June 2002. p. 172.
  14. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "530 Campbellfield - Coburg via Fawkner". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "534 Glenroy to Coburg via Boundary Road & Sydney Road". Public Transport Victoria.
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