Keon Park railway station

Keon Park
Southbound view in May 2014
Location High Street, Thomastown
Australia
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) Mernda
Distance 17.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 154
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code KPK
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened December 16, 1929 (1929-12-16)[1]
Rebuilt 1983
1988
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Mernda line
towards Mernda

Keon Park railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, and opened on 16 December 1929 as Keonpark. It was renamed Keon Park in February 1972.[2]

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.[3] However, the duplicated line converged at the Up end of the Keon Parade level crossing,[4] and it wasn't until 1988, that the current Platform 2 was provided.[5][6][7] The crossover, located at the Up end of the station, past the level crossing, was also provided around this time.[7] It remained the northern extremity for the double line until November 2011, when the line from Keon Park to Epping was duplicated.[2][8]

The signal box was damaged by fire on 1 September 1973.[9] The current station building was provided in 1983, replacing an older wooden building.[10]

Platforms & services

Keon Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Keon Park station:

References

  1. ↑ "KEONPARK STATION TO BE OPENED ON MONDAY". The Herald (16, 405). Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Keon Park Vicsig
  3. ↑ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. ↑ Flickr - High Bicyclist Photostream
  5. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 217.
  6. ↑ Flickr - High Bicyclist Photostream
  7. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 220.
  8. ↑ South Morang Rail Extension, Australia Railway Technology
  9. ↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1974. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1983. p. 26.
  11. ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 902 Chelsea - Airport West timetable Public Transport Victoria
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