Merlynston railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as North Coburg. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 1 October 1914. On February 6 1922, it was renamed Merlynston.[1]

Merlynston
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view of the station building in November 2006
General information
Location	Bain Avenue, Coburg North, Victoria 3058 City of Merri-bek Australia
Coordinates	37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Upfield
Distance	12.49 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	218
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MYN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed	13 July 1903
Rebuilt	1 October 1914 19 July 1959
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1920)
Previous names	North Coburg (1889-1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Batman towards Flinders Street Upfield line Fawkner towards Upfield

History

Merlynston opened on 8 October 1889, when the line was extended from Coburg to Somerton.[1] It is named after a well-known real estate subdivision in the area,[2] which was named after Merlyn, the daughter of local landowner Donald Bain.[3]

The current island platform was provided in 1959, when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner stations.[1]

Flashing light signals were provided at the nearby Boundary Road level crossing, located in the Down direction of the station, in 1948,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 1984.[4]

A level crossing, formerly located at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed in November 1998,[5] and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in 1998, the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However, one platform was a dock platform, meaning trains couldn't cross at Gowrie, and had to cross 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.[6]

Platforms and services

Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[7]

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 Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  530 : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg[8]
•  531 : Upfield station – North Coburg[9]

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

•  534 : Glenroy station – Coburg[10]

References

External links

• Media related to Merlynston railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Merlynston - Vicsig
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au