Moonee Ponds railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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ConstructionStructure typeGroundParking107Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNo—steep rampOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeMPDFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 November 1860; 163 years ago (1860-11-01)Closed1 July 1864Rebuilt9 October 1871ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006614,106[1]2006–2007675,538[1] Increase 10%2007–2008817,206[1] Increase 20.97%2008–2009823,669[2] Increase 0.79%2009–2010852,833[2] Increase 3.54%2010–2011810,650[2] Decrease 4.95%2011–2012812,272[2] Increase 0.2%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014782,344[2] Decrease 3.68%2014–2015764,452[1] Decrease 2.28%2015–2016853,784[2] Increase 11.68%2016–2017860,108[2] Increase 0.74%2017–2018861,193[2] Increase 0.12%2018–2019858,700[2] Decrease 0.28%2019–2020776,300[2] Decrease 9.6%2020–2021362,450[2] Decrease 53.3%2021–2022436,200[3] Increase 20.34% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ascot Vale Craigieburn line Essendon
towards Craigieburn
Track layout
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Puckle Street
1
2
Park Street
to Essendon

Moonee Ponds railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds, and it opened on 1 November 1860.[4]

History

Moonee Ponds station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station is believed to have gotten its name from either the Moonee Ponds Creek, which resembled a chain of ponds in dry weather (the creek was noted as "Mone Mone Creek" in 1837 by government surveyor Robert Hoddle, during a survey of the area), an Indigenous Australian who was attached to the mounted police, or John Moonee, who had land near the present day Moonee Valley Racecourse.[6][7]

In 1882, the station building on Platform 1 was provided, with a signal box provided in 1889 to control interlocked gates at the Puckle Street level crossing. In 1969, these gates were replaced with boom barriers.[5]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Moonee Ponds to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[8][9] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[10]

Platforms and services

Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Transport links

Ryan Brothers Bus Service operates one route to and from Moonee Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Moonee Ponds Junction is located 400 metres east of the station, and is the terminus for routes operated by CDC Melbourne, Dysons, Kastoria Bus Lines and Transit Systems Victoria. It is also served by Yarra Trams routes 59 and 82.

Gallery

  • Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at platform 1 building, November 2008
    Southbound view from Platform 2 looking at platform 1 building, November 2008

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Moonee Ponds". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  6. ^ "Moonee Ponds". Victorian Places. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  10. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "467 Aberfeldie - Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road". Public Transport Victoria.

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