Merlynston railway station

Merlynston
PTV commuter rail station
North-east bound view of Platform 2 and the station building, November 2006
General information
LocationBain Avenue,
Coburg North, Victoria 3058
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°43′15″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7209°S 144.9613°E / -37.7209; 144.9613
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance12.49 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking218
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step-free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMYN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889; 134 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed13 July 1903
Rebuilt1 October 1914
19 July 1959
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesNorth Coburg (1889–1922)
Passengers
2005–2006257,385[1]
2006–2007283,721[1]Increase 10.23%
2007–2008321,808[1]Increase 13.42%
2008–2009391,833[2]Increase 21.76%
2009–2010420,566[2]Increase 7.33%
2010–2011420,630[2]Increase 0.01%
2011–2012387,519[2]Decrease 7.87%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014363,901[2]Decrease 6.1%
2014–2015351,291[1]Decrease 3.46%
2015–2016361,922[2]Decrease 0.54%
2016–2017371,447[2]Increase 2.63%
2017–2018334,983[2]Decrease 9.82%
2018–2019392,850[2]Increase 17.27%
2019–2020296,300[2]Decrease 24.6%
2020–2021126,950[2]Decrease 57.2%
2021–2022154,400[3]Increase 21.62%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Batman Upfield line Fawkner
towards Upfield
Track layout
1
2
Boundary Road

Merlynston 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 North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merlynston station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914.[4]

Initially opened as North Coburg, the station was given its current name of Merlynston on 6 February 1922.[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 "Merlynston". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.