| Merlynston | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Bain Avenue, Coburg North, Victoria 3058 |
| Borough: | City of Merri-bek |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.7209°N 144.9613°W |
| Distance: | 12.49 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | 218 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Closed: | 13 July 1903 |
| Rebuilt: | 1 October 1914 19 July 1959 |
| Electrified: | December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | Yes—step-free access |
| Code: | MYN |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 1/2 overlap |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Former: | North Coburg (1889–1922) |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | expanded |
Merlynston railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Coburg North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Merlynston station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 8 October 1889, with the current station provided in 1959. It initially closed on 13 July 1903, then reopened on 1 October 1914.[1]
Initially opened as North Coburg, the station was given its current name of Merlynston on 6 February 1922.[2]
Merlynston station opened when the railway line was extended from Coburg to Somerton.[1] The locality was named by Donald Bain who, in 1919, purchased 31 hectares of land to be subdivided into a housing estate. Bain named the estate after his daughter, Merlyn.[3] [4]
In 1948, flashing light signals were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing, in the down direction from the station.[1] In 1959, the current island platform was provided when the line was duplicated between Coburg and Fawkner.[1]
In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the Boundary Road level crossing.[5]
In November 1998, the level crossing at Shorts Road, south of the station, was closed,[6] and a dead-end street was created on either side of the railway line. Until the track was duplicated to Gowrie in that year,[7] the line north of the station had only a single track, apart from the island platform at Gowrie, which had two platforms. However, one of those was a dock platform,[8] meaning trains couldn't pass each other at Gowrie, and had to do so at Merlynston.
On 9 April 2002, Comeng motor carriage 533M was destroyed by a fire at the station. The fire also damaged part of the station building.[9] [10] [11]
Merlynston has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro Trains' Upfield line trains.[12]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Dysons operates one bus route via Merlynston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: