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Thomastown railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, and it opened on 23 December 1889.[1]

Thomastown
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in August 2022
General information
Location	Station Street, Thomastown, Victoria 3074 City of Whittlesea Australia
Coordinates	37°40′49″S 145°00′51″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	19.07 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	310
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	TSN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	23 December 1889; 132 years ago (1889-12-23)
Rebuilt	28 November 2011
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (December 1929)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Keon Park towards Flinders Street Mernda line Lalor towards Mernda

History

Thomastown was originally serviced by regional trains on the line to Whittlesea. Electrification and suburban trains were extended along 4.4 kilometres of single track from Reservoir to the station in 1929, paid for by a land developer, who paid for the works, and who also guaranteed against operating losses.[2] From 1931, it was the terminus of the railmotor service from Whittlesea, remaining so until electric suburban services were extended to Lalor in November 1959, with services beyond Lalor discontinued and the line closed.[3]

Boom barriers were provided at the Heyington Avenue level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1980.[1]

Much of the yard to the east of the station was abolished in the late 1980s.[4] It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1996.[5]

A VicRoads park & ride upgrade opened in early 2007, with an additional 100 car spaces opened to the south-east of the station, taking the total to 330.

As part of the duplication of the line from Keon Park to Epping, a second side platform was added, and the existing station rebuilt. The current station opened on 28 November 2011.[6][7]

Platforms and services

Thomastown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[8]

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 six routes via Thomastown station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  357 : to Wollert West[9]
•  554 : to Thomastown station (clockwise loop via West Lalor)[10]
•  555 : Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[11]
•  557 : to Thomastown station (anti-clockwise loop via West Lalor)[12]
•  559 : to Thomastown station (circular route via Darebin Drive)[13]
•  570 : to RMIT University Bundoora Campus[14]

Gallery

• 
  Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in June 2012

References

External links

• Media related to Thomastown railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• South Morang extension project gallery
• Melway map

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