South Morang railway station

South Morang
Station front in April 2012
Location	McDonalds Road, South Morang
Coordinates	37°38′57″S 145°4′3″E / 37.64917°S 145.06750°E / -37.64917; 145.06750Coordinates: 37°38′57″S 145°4′3″E / 37.64917°S 145.06750°E / -37.64917; 145.06750
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	South Morang
Distance	25.99 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	450
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	SMG
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	22 April 2012
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Epping toward Flinders Street South Morang line Terminus

South Morang railway station is the terminus of the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, opening on 22 April 2012.^[1]

History

Stopping Place No 39^[2] was the original South Morang station, a single platform at McDonalds Road,^[3] on the Whittlesea line. Operated by DERMs, the Victorian Railways closed the line north of Lalor station in November 1959, after the electrification of the line from Reservoir to Lalor. Epping station was re-opened in November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line, and the remaining section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled, with the former right-of-way remaining intact. All that remained of the original station was the platform mound.

Epping Line upgrade

Following the election of the Bracks State Government in October 1999, a promise was made to restore the rail service to South Morang by 2003. In May 2006, the promise was revised and the extension was delayed until 2021. As a result of the Global Financial Crisis, the Brumby Government made a decision to spend heavily on major infrastructure projects, and in December 2008, announced construction of the extension would be brought forward to 2010, with the new station opening to the public on 22 April 2012.^[4]

The Epping line was extended to the border of South Morang and Mill Park, about two kilometres short of the original station site. As part of the extension project, five kilometres of track was duplicated between Keon Park and Epping stations, a second platform built at Thomastown, while a grade separation project resulted in a new station at Epping.^[4] Provision has been made to allow the line to be extended northwards to Mernda which is scheduled to open in 2019.^[5]

Platforms & services

South Morang has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.^[6]

Platform 1:

• South Morang line: terminating services to & from Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• South Morang line: terminating services to & from Flinders Street

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operate nine routes via South Morang station:

• 381: to Diamond Creek Station
• 382: Northland Shopping Centre – Whittlesea, Victoria^[7]
• 564: to RMIT Bundoora^[8]
• 569: to Pacific Epping^[9]
• 572: Bundoora – Doreen^[10] (Ceased 23 July 2016) (Replaces Route 383, Route 386 and Route 387)
• 573: RMIT Bundoora – Mill Park Lakes^[11] (Ceased 23 July 2016) (Replaces Route 383, Route 386 and Route 387)
• 577: to Pacific Epping^[12]
•  Night Bus  955: Melbourne CBD (Queen Street) – Mernda (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[13]

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via South Morang station:

•  SmartBus  901: Frankston station – Melbourne Airport^[14]

Gallery

• 
  Eastbound view in April 2012

References

External links

• Media related to South Morang railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• South Morang extension project gallery