Moonee Ponds railway station

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Moonee Ponds station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moonee Ponds station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1882. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened in 9 October 1871.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[2][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.[6][7] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[8]

Platforms and services

Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[9]

Current

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Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
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2 Template:RouteBox Craigieburn All stations

Transport links

One bus route operates 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, Kinetic Melbourne, Sunbury Bus Service and Transit Systems Victoria. It is also served by Yarra Trams routes File:Melbourne tram route 59 icon.svg and File:Melbourne tram route 82 icon.svg.

Gallery

References

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