Ormond railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Ormond


CODE=OMD
DISTANCE=13.7 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Host Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19941 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19941#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.039514873045&y=-37.9031443175241&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=1 & 2 overlap

Ormond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Ormond on the Frankston railway line. Ormond is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Facilities

The station is located at the northern end of the North Road level crossing, with station access from North and Katandra Roads.

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platforms 1 & 2, Flinders Street & Frankston bound) has a large brick building, while platform 3 (Frankston bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1 & 2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3.

History

Ormond station opened on December 19 1881 as "North Road", renamed to it's current name "Ormond" in 1897. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Ormond VICSIG Infrastructure - Ormond] ]

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