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Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

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Owned by
  
Line(s)
  
South Morang

Opened
  
23 December 1889

Status
  
Premium station

Rebuilt
  
2011

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
2 side

Owner
  
VicTrack

Connection
  
Bus

Station status
  
Premium station

Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

Location
  
Station Street, ThomastownAustralia

Distance
  
19.07 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Main St & High St, Thomastown VIC 3074, Australia

Similar
  
Lalor railway station, Epping railway station - M, Keon Park railway station, South Morang railway st, Reservoir railway station

Thomastown railway station is located on the South Morang line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, and opened on 23 December 1889. A completely redeveloped Thomastown station was opened in late 2011.

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

Much of the yard east of the station was abolished in the late 1980s. It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1996.

A VicRoads park and 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.

Platforms & services

Thomastown has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.

Platform 1:

  • South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
  • Dyson's Bus Services operates five routes via Thomastown station:

  • 357: to Wollert West
  • 554: to Thomastown station (Clockwise Loop via West Lalor)
  • 555: Pacific EppingNorthland Shopping Centre
  • 557: to Thomastown station (Anti Clockwise Loop via West Lalor)
  • 559: to Thomastown station (Circular Route via Darebin Drive)
  • East West Bus Company operates one route via Thomastown station:

  • 570: to RMIT Bundoora
  • References

    Thomastown railway station, Melbourne Wikipedia


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