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Mernda
Northbound view from Platform 2 in June 2026
General information
LocationBridge Inn Road,
Mernda, Victoria 3754
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°35′58″S 145°6′5″E / 37.59944°S 145.10139°E / -37.59944; 145.10139
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
Lines
Distance33.07 kilometres from
Southern Cross[1]
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Elevated
Parking1,000 spaces
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMDD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 December 1889; 136 years ago (1889-12-23)
Closed29 November 1959
Rebuilt26 August 2018; 7 years ago (2018-08-26)
ElectrifiedJuly 2018 (1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesSouth Yan Yean (1889–1913)
Passengers
2018–2019562,350[2]
2019–2020527,250[2] Decrease 6.24%
2020–2021327,900[2] Decrease 37.8%
2021–2022447,850[3] Increase 36.58%
2022–2023672,750[4] Increase 50.22%
2023–2024710,550[5] Increase 5.62%
2024–2025662,700[6] Decrease 6.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hawkstowe
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Victorian Railways VicRail Following station
South Morang
towards Thomastown
 Whittlesea line Yan Yean
towards Whittlesea
List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout
Legend
to Hawkstowe
KD045 Drain
1
2
Former Whittlesea line
Location
Map

Mernda station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mernda in Victoria, Australia. Mernda is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces. The original station opened on 23 December 1889 and closed on 29 November 1959. The station reopened on 26 August 2018 with the reopening of the line from South Morang.[1]

History

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Original (1889–1959)

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The original Mernda station opened on 23 December 1889, when the railway line from Reservoir railway was extended to Whittlesea.[1] It was originally named South Yan Yean, and was renamed Mernda on 1 December 1913.[7]

Mernda operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor.[1] Epping was re-opened on 29 November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line.[1] The remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled in the 1970s, although the former right-of-way remained intact. Prior to the rebuilding, all that remained of the former station was a degraded platform, which was overgrown with exotic vegetation, including a peppercorn tree. The station-master's house was believed to have been moved to the Findon Pony Club, and still serves as their clubrooms.

Current (2018–present)

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Restoration of the railway to Mernda was identified as a goal in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002. The council had forecast that the population in Mernda and Doreen will be 40,000 by that time. The South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance, which was successful in lobbying the state government to fulfill its promise of reinstating the rail line to South Morang, then lobbied the government to commit to reinstating the line to Mernda.[8] In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019.[9]

The State Government announced funding in its 2016/17 State Budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car-parking spaces, and an additional station to be built near Marymede Catholic College.[10] On 26 August 2018, this extension opened.[11][1]

Platforms and services

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Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[12]

Mernda platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Mernda line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [13]
2  Mernda line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [13]
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Dysons operates eight bus routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mernda". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station entries 2022-23 Data Vic
  5. ↑ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) - 2023-2024".
  6. ↑ "Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) - 2024-2025".
  7. ↑ McLean, Jack (November 1995). "Reservoir – Whittlesea: Signalling and Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 333–337.
  8. ↑ "South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance". South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Getting on with it: Mernda rail project released to market Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Premier of Victoria 28 February 2016
  10. ↑ Mernda Rail Extension Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Meet Mernda, your new line. Archived 1 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. 1 2 "Mernda Line timetable" (PDF). Transport Victoria. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "381 Mernda Station to Diamond Creek Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "382 Whittlesea – Northland SC via South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "385 Whittlesea-Mernda Station – Greensborough". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "386 Mernda Station – Bundoora RMIT via Cravens Rd & South Morang Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "387 Mernda Station – Bundoora RMIT via Hawkstowe Pde & South Morang". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "388 Mernda Station – Doreen – Mernda Station (Anti-clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "389 Mernda Station – Doreen – Mernda Station (Clockwise)". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "390 Mernda Station – Craigieburn Station via Wollert". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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