- 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 2Thomastown is a
railway station inMelbourne , Victoria,Australia , located in the suburb of Thomastown, on the Epping railway line. Thomastown is classed as aPremium Station and is inMetcard 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 in1929 , 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 ] From1931 it was the terminus of the Whittlesea railmotor shuttle service, remaining so until electric suburban services were extended to Lalor station in November1959 , 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 in1996 .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 ] AVicRoads park and ride upgrade was opened in early2007 , 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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