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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
Location	Railway Street, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′40″S 144°59′35″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	8.04 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	6
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MER
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889; 133 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt	1910
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Previous names	Northcote (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]

Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the 2022/23 Victorian State Budget, Merri Station, alongside others, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV and platform shelters.[8] 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

Merri has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.[9]

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

•  Mernda line  all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

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

•  506 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Westgarth station[10]

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Merri station:

• : West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)[11]
• : Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)[12]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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