Moreland railway station

Moreland railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg, and it opened on 9 September 1884.[4]

Moreland
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2021
General information
LocationCameron Street,
Coburg, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°45′16″S 144°57′43″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance8.78 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • Trams in Melbourne Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking196
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMLD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884 (1884-09-09)
Closed27 July 2020
Rebuilt14 December 2020 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006274,412[1]
2006–2007296,164[1] Increase 7.92%
2007–2008345,129[1] Increase 16.53%
2008–2009367,540[2] Increase 6.49%
2009–2010381,433[2] Increase 3.78%
2010–2011369,492[2] Decrease 3.13%
2011–2012339,088[2] Decrease 8.23%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014341,103[2] Increase 0.59%
2014–2015345,260[1] Increase 1.21%
2015–2016349,387[2] Increase 1.19%
2016–2017369,953[2] Increase 5.89%
2017–2018390,559[2] Increase 5.57%
2018–2019380,850[2] Decrease 2.48%
2019–2020272,400[2] Decrease 28.5%
2020–202191,250[2] Decrease 66.5%
2021–2022266,400[3] Increase 191.95%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Anstey
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Coburg
towards Upfield

History

Moreland station opened on 9 September 1884, when the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg.[4] The station name comes from a Jamaican slave plantation that was run by the father and grandfather of land speculator Farquhar McCrae who, in 1839, acquired land between the Moonee Ponds Creek and Sydney Road.[5][6]

On 2 May 1975, the former ground level station was damaged by fire.[7][8]

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 located at the up end of the station.[9] In August 1988, former sidings "A", "B" and "C" and associated point work were abolished.[10] Also abolished were the up and down end crossovers, and a number of disc signals.[10]

On 7 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Moreland Road and Reynard Street level crossings were to be grade separated.[11][12] On 14 December 2020, a new elevated station opened after the completion of these works, replacing the previous ground level station, which closed on 27 July 2020.[13]

A footbridge was located at the down end of the former ground level station, whilst a disused signal box is located below the up end of the elevated Platform 2.

Platforms and services

Moreland has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Moreland Buslines operates one route via Moreland station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  510 : Essendon station – Ivanhoe station[15]

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Moreland station:

  • Former station front and entrance to Platform 1 in October 2008
    Former station front and entrance to Platform 1 in October 2008

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. "Moreland". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. Morse, Dana (14 May 2022). "Moreland City Council to ditch slave plantation link, with ratepayers to choose new Woi-wurrung name". ABC News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. Barraclough, Ashleigh (3 July 2022). "Moreland Council votes to change name to Merri-bek, an Aboriginal word meaning 'rocky country'". ABC News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. "Fire sweeps rail office". The Herald. 2 May 1975. p. 3.
  8. "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 18.
  9. "SRS Suburban Tour Notes - Coburg Line" (PDF). VR Website by Andrew Waugh. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  10. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 346.
  11. Eight crossings set to go in the north Eight crossings set to go in the north - Level Crossing Removal Project
  12. New Coburg and Moreland Stations Announced Level Crossing Removal Project 2019
  13. Upfield line works Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "19 North Coburg - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.

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