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Gowrie railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Fawkner, and it opened on 16 October 1928 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 21. It closed on 5 May 1956, and reopened on 17 May 1965 as Gowrie.

Gowrie
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view of Platform 2 in November 2006
General information
Location	Sages Road, Fawkner, Victoria 3060 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°42′03″S 144°57′32″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	14.73 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	100
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	GOW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	16 October 1928; 94 years ago (1928-10-16)
Closed	5 May 1956
Rebuilt	17 May 1965
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1959)
Previous names	Rail Motor Stopping Place 21 (1928-1965)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Fawkner towards Flinders Street Upfield line Upfield Terminus

The station opened following the reinstatement of a passenger service on the Fawkner – Somerton line in March 1928. It closed when the passenger service ceased on 5 May 1956. On 17 May 1965, it opened in its current form, on what was by then the Upfield line.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[2]

The track from Fawkner to Gowrie was duplicated in 1998. Immediately north of the station, the double track merges into a single track, which continues to the terminus at Upfield station.[1] Prior to 1998, Platform 1 was a dock platform,[3] requiring trains to cross further down the line near Merlynston.

Under the PTV Network Development Plan, the line between Gowrie and Upfield would be duplicated, and the line to Somerton reinstated. It would include a flyover over the North East standard gauge line, to allow Seymour V/Line services to run via Upfield, and eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.[4]

Platforms and services

Gowrie has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Upfield line  all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

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

•  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[6]
•  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[7]

Dysons operates one route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  536 : to Glenroy station[8]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  527 : to Northland Shopping Centre[9]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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