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Middle Gorge railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, and it opened on 26 August 2018.[2][3]

Middle Gorge
PTV commuter rail station
Entrance to Platform 2 in May 2019
General information
Location	Williamsons Road, South Morang, Victoria 3752 City of Whittlesea Australia
Coordinates	37°38′39″S 145°05′31″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	28.34 kilometres from Southern Cross[1]
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Parking	550
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	MMR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opening	26 August 2018; 4 years ago (2018-08-26)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 2018)
Previous names	Marymede (Provisionally)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station South Morang towards Flinders Street Mernda line Hawkstowe towards Mernda

It is the only station between South Morang and Mernda that is not elevated. It is also the only station between Thomastown and Mernda that does not have an island platform.

The station was first announced as one of two new stations for the Mernda Rail project, an extension of the South Morang line along the former Whittlesea line right-of-way. Hawkstowe station was added to the plan after community pressure.[4]

The station was originally to be named "Marymede", after the nearby Marymede Catholic College. However, this went against Victorian place-naming conventions, as it was named after a school. This caused public outrage for many reasons, mainly because its namesake Middle Gorge Park is located over 2 km from the station site. A letter sent from residents to the Victorian Government states that there was no consultation in the naming process, and that it does not accurately represent the station's location. Residents believe the station should be called "South Morang", whilst the current South Morang station be renamed to "Plenty Valley", in order to better reflect their locations.[5] Middle Gorge is the approximate site of the original South Morang station.[1]

Platforms and services

Middle Gorge has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[6]

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 one route via Middle Gorge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  383 : Mill Park Lakes Palisades Estate – University Hill[7]

References

External links

Middle Gorge railway station

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