Moreland railway station
Moreland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southbound view from Platform 1 with the views of Melbourne CBD in the distance, November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Cameron Street, Coburg, Victoria 3058 City of Merri-bek Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°45′16″S 144°57′43″E / 37.7545°S 144.9619°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 8.78 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes—step-free access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | MLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 9 September 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 14 December 2020 (LXRP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | 274,412[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | 296,164[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | 345,129[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | 367,540[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | 381,433[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | 369,492[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 339,088[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Not measured[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | 341,103[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | 345,260[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | 349,387[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | 369,953[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | 390,559[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | 380,850[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | 272,400[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | 91,250[2] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | 266,400[3] ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moreland railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moreland station is an elevated structure premium station, with two side platforms. It opened on 9 September 1884, with the current station provided in 2020.[4]
History
[edit]Moreland station opened when the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg.[4]
The name Moreland has been associated with the local area since 1839 when land speculator Farquhar McCrae acquired 638 acres of land between the Moonee Ponds Creek and Sydney Road. McCrae named this land Moreland after the Jamaican slave plantation that was run by his father and grandfather. The landholdings were increased in 1841 to encompass a total of 908 acres, which was subdivided in 1858 including the establishment of Moreland Road. [5][6][7]
On 2 May 1975, the former ground-level station was damaged by fire.[8][9]
In 1983, a number of sidings at the station were dismantled.[4] In 1986, manually controlled boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Moreland Road level crossing, which was at the up end of the station.[10] In August 1988, former sidings "A", "B" and "C" and associated point work were abolished.[11] Also abolished were the up and down end crossovers, and a number of disc signals.[11]
On 7 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Moreland Road and Reynard Street level crossings would be grade separated.[12][13] On 14 December 2020, a new elevated station opened after the completion of those works, replacing the previous ground-level station, which closed on 27 July 2020.[14]
There was a footbridge at the down end of the former ground-level station, and there is a disused signal box below the up end of the elevated Platform 2.
Platforms and services
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Moreland_Platform_1_PID%2C_August_2024.jpg/220px-Moreland_Platform_1_PID%2C_August_2024.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Comeng_593M_at_Moreland_station%2C_August_2024.jpg/220px-Comeng_593M_at_Moreland_station%2C_August_2024.jpg)
Moreland has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains.[15]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line all stations services to Upfield
Transport links
[edit]Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Moreland station:
- 510 : Essendon station – Ivanhoe station[16]
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Moreland station:
Gallery
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Moreland Railway Station 2019 just prior to demolition
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The heritage station building and former ground level Platform 1, October 2008
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Southbound view from former ground level Platform 1, October 2019
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The heritage station building to Platform 1 prior to the elevated station being built, October 2019
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Station building on Platform 1, October 2019
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The heritage station building and new rebuilt elevated station, January 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
- ^ a b c "Moreland". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Lesh, James (April 2022). "Report on the place name: Moreland" (PDF). Deakin University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Morse, Dana (14 May 2022). "Moreland City Council to ditch slave plantation link, with ratepayers to choose new Woi-wurrung name". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Barraclough, Ashleigh (3 July 2022). "Moreland Council votes to change name to Merri-bek, an Aboriginal word meaning 'rocky country'". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Fire sweeps rail office". The Herald. 2 May 1975. p. 3.
- ^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 1976. p. 18.
- ^ "SRS Suburban Tour Notes – Coburg Line" (PDF). VR Website by Andrew Waugh. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). November 1988. p. 346.
- ^ Eight crossings set to go in the north Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine Eight crossings set to go in the north – Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ New Coburg and Moreland Stations Announced Archived 12 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine Level Crossing Removal Project 2019
- ^ Upfield line works Archived 1 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
[edit] Media related to Moreland railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au