Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

Thomastown railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Thomastown


CODE=TSN
DISTANCE=17.9 km
LINES=Epping
PLATFORMS=1
TRACKS=1
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20007 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/20007#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=Zone 2

Thomastown is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. Thomastown is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Facilities

Thomastown station is located between High Street and Station Street, with station access from both.

The station consists of one side platform, with a large brick building in the centre, housing an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins.

History

Thomastown station opened on December 23 1889 on the line to Whittlesea, being served by country trains. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Thomastown VICSIG Infrastructure - Thomastown] ] Electrification and suburban trains was extended along 4.4 kilometres of single track to Thomastown in 1929, paid for by a land developer who paid for the works, who also guaranteed against operating loses.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 ] From 1931 it was the terminus of the Whittlesea railmotor shuttle service, remaining so until electric suburban services were extended to Lalor station in November 1959, and services beyond discontinued and the line closed.cite book
last = S.E. Doorman and R.G. Henderson
title = Electric Railways of Victoria
publisher = Australian Electric Traction Society
page = page 84
year = 1979
isbn = 0 909459 06 1 ] The station was upgraded to Premium Station status in 1996.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] A VicRoads park and ride upgrade was opened in early 2007, with an additional 100 car spaces opened to the south-east of the station, taking the total to 330. [cite web
url=http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/PublicTransportAndEnvironment/PublicTransportOnRoads/ParkAndRide.htm
title=Park & Ride : VicRoads
publisher=www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-06-16]

References

MelbourneStations
Line=Epping line
Previous=Keon Park
Here=Thomastown
Next=Lalor


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