Merri station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merri station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1910.

Initially opened as Northcote, the station was given its current name of Merri on 10 December 1906.

History

Merri station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir. while land sale plans advertised the upcoming construction of the Grand Central Junction Station".

In 1910, the station building was rebuilt to accommodate an increased population in the area.

The nearby level crossing at Charles Street had hand-operated gates until 1924, when they were replaced with interlocked gates, operated from the nearby signal box, following several serious traffic accidents. In 1986, these gates were replaced with boom barriers. In 1987, the signal box was abolished. with all two position signals between Merri – Thornbury also abolished. The development process will begin in late 2022 or early 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun.

Platforms and services

Merri has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

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|1

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|Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

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|2

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|Mernda

|All stations

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Dysons operates one bus route via Merri station:

  • : Moonee Ponds Junction – Westgarth station

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Merri station:

  • 34px|link=Melbourne tram route 11: West Preston – Victoria Harbour (Docklands)
  • 34px|link=Melbourne tram route 86: Bundoora RMIT – Waterfront City (Docklands)

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Merri Railway Station.jpg|Station building on Platform 1, May 2014

File:Merri Northbound View.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 1, <br/>November 2022

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au