Moonee Ponds railway station

Moonee Ponds railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds. It opened on 1 November 1860, 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.[1][2]

Moonee Ponds
Northbound view from Platform 2 in July 2015
LocationNorwood Crescent, Moonee Ponds
Coordinates37°45′57″S 144°55′10″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance6.89 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking107
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeMPD
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Ascot Vale
Craigieburn line
Essendon
towards Craigieburn

The station building was provided in 1882, with a signal box provided in 1889, to control interlocked gates at the Puckle Street level crossing, until they were replaced with boom barriers in 1969.[2]

Platforms & services

Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ryan Brothers Bus Service operates one route to and from Moonee Ponds station:

Moonee Ponds Junction is located 400 metres east of the station, and is the terminus for routes operated by CDC Melbourne, Dysons, Kastoria Bus Lines, Moonee Valley Coaches and Sita Buslines. It is also served by Yarra Trams routes 59 and 82.

  • Southbound view from Platform 2 in November 2008

References
  1. Moonee Ponds Vicsig
  2. Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  3. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  4. "467 Aberfeldie - Moonee Ponds via Holmes Road". Public Transport Victoria.
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