Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

Thomastown
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at pedestrian footbridge and building, August 2022
General information
LocationStation Street,
Thomastown, Victoria 3074
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°40′49″S 145°00′51″E / 37.6803°S 145.0142°E / -37.6803; 145.0142
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance19.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking310
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeTSN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 December 1889; 134 years ago (1889-12-23)
Rebuilt1969
28 November 2011
ElectrifiedDecember 1929
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006552,193[1]
2006–2007645,108[1]Increase 16.82%
2007–2008736,547[1]Increase 14.17%
2008–2009871,835[2]Increase 18.36%
2009–2010901,163[2]Increase 3.36%
2010–2011888,904[2]Decrease 1.36%
2011–2012734,174[2]Decrease 17.4%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014793,814[2]Increase 8.12%
2014–2015790,859[1]Decrease 0.37%
2015–2016854,998[2]Increase 8.11%
2016–2017783,606[2]Decrease 8.35%
2017–2018832,083[2]Increase 6.19%
2018–2019806,600[2]Decrease 3.06%
2019–2020600,300[2]Decrease 25.6%
2020–2021343,750[2]Decrease 42.7%
2021–2022391,050[3]Increase 13.76%
2022–2023571,800[4]Increase 46.22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Keon Park Mernda line Lalor
towards Mernda
Track layout
Heyington Avenue
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Thomastown railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Thomastown, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Thomastown is a ground-level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 23 December 1889, with the current station provided in 2011.[5]

  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. ^ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  5. ^ "Thomastown". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.