Gowrie station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Fawkner in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Gowrie station is a ground level premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 17 May 1965.

History

1928–1956

On 16 October 1928, after the reinstatement of a passenger service on the Fawkner – Somerton line in March of that year, Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 21 opened at the site of the present Gowrie station. The Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park is located on part of the former property. The train passed through fifteen level crossings and destroyed seven sets of hand gates before stopping just after Brunswick, between the Albert and Dawson Streets level crossings. Also in that year, the track from Fawkner to Gowrie was duplicated and boom barriers were provided at the Box Forest Road level crossing, in the up direction from the station. Immediately north of the station, the double track merges into a single track, which continues to the terminus at Upfield. which meant that trains could not pass each other there, but had to do so further down the line at Merlynston.

Under the 2013 PTV Network Development Plan, the line between Gowrie and Upfield was to be duplicated, and the line to Roxburgh Park reinstated. That was to include a flyover across the North East standard gauge line, to allow Seymour V/Line services to run via Upfield, and eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.

A track turnback at Gowrie to allow more frequent services on the Upfield Line was planned as part of the Metro Tunnel. Despite opposition from advocacy groups, including the Public Transport Users Association, this was cancelled in January 2025 as part of wider cutbacks to the project and no more services were added.

Platforms and services

Gowrie has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Upfield line trains.

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CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg
  • : Upfield station – North Coburg

Dysons operates one bus route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Glenroy station

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Northland Shopping Centre

References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au