Keon Park railway station

Keon Park

Southbound view in May 2014
Location High Street, Thomastown
Coordinates 37°41′41″S 145°00′42″E / 37.6946°S 145.0118°E / -37.6946; 145.0118Coordinates: 37°41′41″S 145°00′42″E / 37.6946°S 145.0118°E / -37.6946; 145.0118
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) South Morang
Distance 17.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 77
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code KPK
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 16 December 1929
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
South Morang line
toward South Morang

Keon Park railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Thomastown opening as Keonpark on 16 December 1929 being renamed Keon Park in February 1972.[1]

The station opened at the same time as the extension of suburban services and electrification from Reservoir to Thomastown. In November 1959 the line from Reservoir was duplicated, in conjunction with the extension of suburban services to Lalor.[2] However, the duplicated line stopped short of the Keon Parade level crossing,[3] and it wasn't until 1988 that the current platform 2 was built.[4][5] It remained the northern extremity for the double line until duplicated in November 2011 from Keon Park to Epping.[1][6]

Platforms & services

Keon Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Keon Park station:

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Keon Park station:

References

  1. 1 2 Keon Park Vicsig
  2. ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Works". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). July 1986. p. 217.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ South Morang Rail Extension, Australia Railway Technology
  7. ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. ↑ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. ↑ Route 902 Chelsea - Airport West timetable Public Transport Victoria

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