Northcote railway station

Northcote 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 Middle Northcote. It was renamed Northcote on 10 December 1906.[1]

Northcote
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
Location	Herbert Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′11″S 144°59′41″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	8.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	5
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	NCE
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Middle Northcote (1889-1906)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Merri towards Flinders Street Mernda line Croxton towards Mernda

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

The former goods sidings, located at the Down end of the station, were abolished in 1986.[2] The crossover, also located at the Down end, was spiked out of use around this time.[2] It was removed at a later date.

During October 1987, the double line block systems between Northcote and Merri and Northcote and Thornbury were abolished, and replaced with three positioning signalling.[3]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Arthurton Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1987. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[1]