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Strathmore station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Essendon in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Strathmore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 28 October 1890, with the current station provided in 1972.[5]

Coordinates37°44′37″S 144°55′39″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Strathmore
Northbound view from Platform 2, May 2026
General information
LocationAmelia Avenue,
Essendon, Victoria 3040
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°44′37″S 144°55′39″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineCraigieburn
Distance9.79 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBuses in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking80
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleNo – steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSME
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened28 October 1890; 135 years ago (1890-10-28)
Rebuilt24 February 1972
ElectrifiedSeptember 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesNorth Essendon (1890-1955)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers
2005–2006304,150[1]
2006–2007325,127[1] Increase 6.89%
2007–2008350,690[1] Increase 7.86%
2008–2009347,295[2] Decrease 0.96%
2009–2010370,580[2] Increase 6.7%
2010–2011371,052[2] Increase 0.12%
2011–2012342,510[2] Decrease 7.69%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014363,011[2] Increase 5.98%
2014–2015362,179[1] Decrease 0.22%
2015–2016383,280[2] Increase 5.82%
2016–2017391,050[2] Increase 2.02%
2017–2018401,881[2] Increase 2.76%
2018–2019389,922[2] Decrease 2.97%
2019–2020318,600[2] Decrease 18.29%
2020–2021130,750[2] Decrease 58.96%
2021–2022151,600[3] Increase 15.94%
2022–2023242,550[4] Increase 59.99%
2023–2024299,900[4] Increase 23.64%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Glenbervie Craigieburn line Pascoe Vale
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
1
2
Location
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Initially opened as North Essendon, the station was given its current name of Strathmore on 1 March 1955.[5]

History

Strathmore station opened on 28 October 1890, with the railway line past the site of the station originally opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.[6] 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.[7][8]

Located at the point where the original Sydney Road (now Pascoe Vale Road) crossed the railway line via a level crossing, it was considered one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in Melbourne, until grade separation works were completed in 1964.[6][5]

In 1965, a number of signals at the station were abolished, in conjunction with the replacement of double line block signalling with three position signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon.[5]

On 24 February 1972, the present station building on Platform 1 was provided.[9]

Platforms and services

Strathmore has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.[10]

More information Platform, Line ...
Strathmore platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Craigieburn line  Flinders Street City Loop All stations See City Loop for operating patterns [11]
2  Craigieburn line  Craigieburn All stations [11]
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Two bus routes operate via Strathmore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  469 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Keilor East (operated by CDC Melbourne)[12]
  •  512 : to East Coburg (operated by Kinetic Melbourne)[13]

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