Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

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LocationStation Street,
Thomastown, Victoria 3074
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°40′49″S 145°00′51″E / 37.6803°S 145.0142°E / -37.6803; 145.0142
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Thomastown
Thomastown station Platform 2 looking south, showing the pedestrian footbridge, station building and shelters
Southbound view from Platform 2, August 2022
General information
LocationStation Street,
Thomastown, Victoria 3074
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°40′49″S 145°00′51″E / 37.6803°S 145.0142°E / -37.6803; 145.0142
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineMernda
Distance19.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking310
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeTSN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsiteTransport Victoria
History
Opened23 December 1889; 136 years ago (1889-12-23)
Rebuilt1969
28 November 2011
ElectrifiedDecember 1929
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006552,193[1]
2006–2007645,108[1]Increase 16.82%
2007–2008736,547[1]Increase 14.17%
2008–2009871,835[2]Increase 18.36%
2009–2010901,163[2]Increase 3.36%
2010–2011888,904[2]Decrease 1.36%
2011–2012734,174[2]Decrease 17.4%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014793,814[2]Increase 8.12%
2014–2015790,859[1]Decrease 0.37%
2015–2016854,998[2]Increase 8.11%
2016–2017783,606[2]Decrease 8.35%
2017–2018832,083[2]Increase 6.19%
2018–2019806,600[2]Decrease 3.06%
2019–2020600,300[2]Decrease 25.6%
2020–2021343,750[2]Decrease 42.7%
2021–2022391,050[3]Increase 13.76%
2022–2023571,800[4]Increase 46.22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Keon Park Mernda line Lalor
towards Mernda
Track layout
Heyington Avenue
1
2
Location

Thomastown station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Thomastown, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Thomastown is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 23 December 1889, with the current station provided in 2011.[5]

Opening on 23 December 1889, when the railway line was extended from Reservoir to Epping,[5] Thomastown station, like the suburb itself, is named after John and Mary Thomas, who began market gardening near Edgars Creek in 1848.[6][7]

The station was originally serviced by regional trains on the line to Whittlesea. Electrification and suburban services were extended along 4.4 kilometres of single track from Reservoir to Thomastown in 1929, paid for by a land developer, who paid for the works and who also guaranteed against operating losses.[8] 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.[9]

On 7 August 1967, the original station building was destroyed by fire.[10][11][12] In 1969, a new station building, which was of a brick construction, was provided.[13]

In 1968, flashing light signals were provided at the Heyington Avenue level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station.[14] In 1980, boom barriers were provided.[15] By the late 1980s, much of the yard to the east of the station was removed.[16]

On 20 December 1996, Thomastown was upgraded to a premium station.[17]

In September 2007, a VicRoads park & ride upgrade opened, with an additional 100 car spaces opened to the south-east of the station, taking the total to 382.[18] In 2010, 90 additional car parking spaces were provided.[19]

As part of the duplication of the line from Keon Park to Epping, a second side platform was added, and the existing station rebuilt. On 28 November 2011, the current station opened.[20][21]

Platforms and services

Thomastown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[22]

Thomastown platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type
1  Mernda line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2  Mernda line  Mernda All stations

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

  •  357 : to Wollert West[23]
  •  554 : to Thomastown station (clockwise loop via West Lalor)[24]
  •  555 : Pacific EppingNorthland Shopping Centre[25]
  •  557 : to Thomastown station (anti-clockwise loop via West Lalor)[26]
  •  559 : to Thomastown station (circular route via Darebin Drive)[27]
  •  570 : to RMIT University Bundoora campus[28]

References

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