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Lalor railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Lalor, and it opened in October 1949 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77. It was renamed Lalor on 27 August 1952.[1]

Lalor
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in March 2012
General information
Location	Station Street, Lalor, Victoria 3075 City of Whittlesea Australia
Coordinates	37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	20.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	417
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	LAL
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	October 1949; 73 years ago (1949-10)
Rebuilt	Mid-1970s
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (November 1959)
Previous names	Rail Motor Stopping Place 77 (1949-1952)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Thomastown towards Flinders Street Mernda line Epping towards Mernda

History

Lalor was originally served by Whittlesea trains from Melbourne via the former Inner Circle line, and in later times by Thomastown to Whittlesea railmotor shuttles.[2] In November 1959, the section from Thomastown was electrified, with the line beyond Lalor closed.[1][3] On 29 November 1964, the line was reopened and electrified as far as Epping.[4][1]

Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced /ˈlɔːlər/, as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times, the pronunciation /ˈleɪlɔːr, -lər/ has become predominant.

In addition, the Victorian Railways Newsletter of 1973, and Victorian RailWays of 1974—Victorian Railways in-house newsletters—stated that the correct pronunciation was /ˈlɔːlər/.[5]

The current station building was provided in the mid 1970s.[6]

Flashing light signals were provided at the Paschke Crescent level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1964,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 1980.[1]

The current day Platform 1 was formerly a dock platform.[7][8] In August 1988, points from No. 1 track to the main line were provided at the Down end of the station, effectively forming a crossing loop between Thomastown and Epping.[9] This arrangement existed until November 2011, when the line between Keon Park and Epping was duplicated,[1][10] with the points at both ends of the station abolished.

Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Lalor Station, alongside others, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV, and platform shelters.[11] The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Lalor has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[12]

Platform 1:

•  Mernda line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

Dysons operates five routes via Lalor station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  554 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop via West Lalor)[13]
•  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[14]
•  557 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Anti Clockwise Loop)[15]
•  559 : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop)[16]
•  566 : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre[17]

References

External links

• Media related to Lalor railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• South Morang extension project gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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