Keon Park railway station

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]

Keon Park
Southbound view in May 2014
LocationHigh Street, Thomastown
Australia
Coordinates37°41′41″S 145°00′42″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Mernda
Distance17.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking154
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKPK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedDecember 16, 1929 (1929-12-16)[1]
Rebuilt1983
1988
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Ruthven
Mernda line
towards Mernda

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:

Dysons 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. 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. "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. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
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