Mernda railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneClosedRailwayStation
NAME= Mernda


LINE=Whittlesea
DISTANCE= Xkm
PLATFORMS= 1
TRACKS= 1
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=1889
CLOSED=1959
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Mernda was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia.

History

The station opened in December 1889 as South Yan Yean, being renamed Mernda in December 1913.cite journal | year = 1995 | month = November | title = Reservoir - Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking | author = Jack McLean | journal = Newsrail | publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) | pages = pages 333-337 ]

Mernda station operated until the closure of the line after Lalor Station in the 1959, after the electrification of the line to Lalor, Epping station was then re-opened in the 1960s with the electrification of that section of the line. The remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was then dismantled in the 1970s, with the former right-of-way remaining intact. All that remains of this station now is platform, which is overgrown with exotic trees and a Peppercorn tree. The station house was moved to the Mernda Recreation Reserve and still serves as clubrooms for the Mernda Football and Cricket Clubs.

Restoration of the railway to Mernda has been identified in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002.

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