Owned by VicTrack Line(s) Upfield Opened 8 October 1889 Connection Bus Platforms in use 2 (1 island) | Operated by Metro Connections Bus Owner VicTrack Rebuilt 1 October 1914 Tracks 2 | |
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Location Bain Avenue, Coburg North
Australia Distance 12.49 kilometres from Southern Cross Address Plaisted St & Bain Ave, Coburg North VIC 3058, Australia Similar Wattle Park - Melbourne, Dandenong Plaza, Karingal Hub Shopping, Box Hill Central Shopping, Upfield railway station | ||
Merlynston railway station is located on the Upfield line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North, and opened on 8 October 1889 as North Coburg. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 1 October 1914 as Merlynston.
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A level crossing, formerly located at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed in the late 1990s, and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in 1998, the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However, one platform was a dock platform, meaning trains couldn't cross at Gowrie, and had to cross at Merlynston. Boom barriers were provided at the nearby Boundary Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1984.
Comeng motor carriage 533M was destroyed by fire at the station on 9 April 2002. The fire also damaged part of the station building.
Platforms & services
Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Merlynston station:
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Merlynston station: