Merri railway station

Merri
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, July 2024
General information
LocationRailway Street,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′40″S 144°59′35″E / 37.7778°S 144.9931°E / -37.7778; 144.9931
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance8.04 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • List of Melbourne tram routes Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking6
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMER
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 135 years ago (1889-10-08)
Rebuilt1910
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorthcote (1889-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006192,755[1]
2006–2007202,653[1]Increase 5.13%
2007–2008211,789[1]Increase 4.5%
2008–2009220,480[2]Increase 4.1%
2009–2010242,520[2]Increase 10%
2010–2011246,079[2]Increase 1.46%
2011–2012222,770[2]Decrease 9.47%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014176,555[2]Decrease 20.75%
2014–2015181,403[1]Increase 2.74%
2015–2016185,671[2]Increase 2.35%
2016–2017194,309[2]Increase 4.65%
2017–2018208,180[2]Increase 7.14%
2018–2019196,550[2]Decrease 5.59%
2019–2020153,450[2]Decrease 21.93%
2020–202170,400[2]Decrease 54.1%
2021–202272,550[3]Increase 3.05%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Rushall Mernda line Northcote
towards Mernda
Track layout
1
2
Charles Street

Merri railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merri station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1910.[4]

Initially opened as Northcote, the station was given its current name of Merri on 10 December 1906.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Merri". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.