Gowrie railway station
Gowrie | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view | |||||||||||
| Location | Sages Road, Fawkner | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′03″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7007°S 144.9588°ECoordinates: 37°42′03″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7007°S 144.9588°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.73 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | GOW | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 October 1928 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 5 May 1956 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 May 1965 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Gowrie railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Fawkner opening on 16 October 1928 as Rail Motor Stopping Place 21. It closed on 5 May 1956, reopening on 17 May 1965 as Gowrie.[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.[2]
North of the station, the double track becomes single for the journey to Upfield.
Platforms & services
Gowrie has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line: all stations services to Upfield
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operate two routes via Gowrie station:
- 530: Coburg - Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre[4]
- 531: Coburg North - Upfield station[5]
Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Gowrie station:
- 536: to Glenroy station[6]
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Gowrie station:
- 527: to Northland Shopping Centre[7]
References
- ↑ Gowrie Vicsig
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society): page 310. October 1997.
- ↑ Upfield Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 530 Campbellfield - Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 531 Upfield - North Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 536 Gowrie - Glenroy timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria