Merri railway station

Merri railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Northcote. It was renamed Merri on 10 December 1906.[1]

Merri
PTV commuter rail station
Station building on Platform 1 in May 2014
General information
LocationRailway Street,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′40″S 144°59′35″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance8.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking6
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeMER
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt1910
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous namesNorthcote (1889-1906)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Rushall
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Northcote
towards Mernda

History

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 with interlocked gates, operated from the nearby signal box, following several serious traffic accidents.[5] These gates were replaced with boom barriers in 1986.[6] In 1987, the signal box was abolished.[1]

Both platforms were extended at the Down end of the station in 1973.[1]

During October 1987, the double line block system between Merri - Northcote was abolished, and replaced with three positioning signalling,[7] with all two position signals between Merri and Thornbury also abolished.[7]

Platforms and services

Merri has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Moonee Valley Coaches operates one route via Merri station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  506 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Westgarth station[9]

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Merri station:

References
  1. Merri Vicsig
  2. The Argus 9 December 1887
  3. "Fitzroy Junction Estate" land sale advertisement 1887
  4. Darebin Heritage Study 2000 - Merri - Northcote
  5. The Argus, 13 Nov 1924
  6. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 89.
  7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 27.
  8. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
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