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Strathmore railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon, and opened on 28 October 1890 as North Essendon. It was renamed Strathmore on 1 March 1955.[2]

Strathmore
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in May 2019
General information
Location	Amelia Avenue, Essendon, Victoria 3040 City of Moonee Valley Australia
Coordinates	37°44′37″S 144°55′39″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	9.79 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	SME
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	28 October 1890; 132 years ago (1890-10-28)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (September 1921)
Previous names	North Essendon (1890-1955)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.347 million[1]
2009-2011	0.371 million[1]
2011-2012	0.343 million[1]
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.363 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Glenbervie towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Pascoe Vale towards Craigieburn

The station, like the suburb itself, was named after a Presbyterian church which opened in 1936. The church was named by local settler Thomas Napier, who had a property named Rosebank in the area. The Strathmore name comes from a valley in Scotland, near where Napier was born.[3]

The railway past the site of Strathmore station opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[4]

Located at the point where the original Sydney Road (now Pascoe Vale Road) crossed the railway line via a level crossing, it was one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in Melbourne, until grade separation works were completed in 1964.[4]

A number of signals at the station were abolished in 1965, in conjunction with the replacement of double line block signalling with three position signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon stations.[2]

Platforms and services

Strathmore has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Kastoria Bus Lines operates one bus route via Strathmore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  469 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Keilor East[6]

Moreland Buslines operates one bus route to and from Strathmore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  512 : to East Coburg[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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