Mernda Line
Line Information
Length
32.903 km
Max length
32.903 km
Gauge
Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Max grade
1 in 40
Tracks
Double tracks
No. of stations
25
Max no. of stations
26
No. of sidings
1
Max no. of sidings
8
Max no. of stops
5
Myki Zone
1 - 2

History
Opened
18 December 1865 - Flinders Street to Princes Bridge
8 May 1888 - Collingwood to Inner Circle South Junction
8 October 1889 - Inner Circle North Junction to Reservoir
23 December 1889 - Reservoir to Mernda
21 October 1901 - Princes Bridge to Collingwood
5 December 1904 - Rushall to Merri
Electrified
31 July 1921 - Princes Bridge to Reservoir
16 December 1929 - Reservoir to Thomastown
30 November 1959 - Thomastown to Lalor
30 November 1964 - Lalor to Epping
27 November 2011 - Epping to South Morang
2 July 2018 - South Morang to Mernda
Closed
29 November 1959 - Lalor to Mernda
Reopened
29 November 1964 - Lalor to Epping
27 November 2011 - Epping to South Morang
2 July 2018 - South Morang to Mernda
Fate
Suburban service

Operator
Used by
VR: 1888-1983
  • VicRail: 1974-1983
MTA: 1983-1989
PTC: 1989-1999
  • The Met: 1989-1998
  • Hillside trains: 1998-1999
Connex Melbourne: 1999-2009
Metro: 2009-2012
PTV: 2012-Current
Rolling stock
X'Trapolis 100

Frequency
Service pattern
Through to Flinders Street and City Loop. Some services run from Flinders Street to either Reservoir, Epping or South Morang
Peak
Every 3-20 minutes
Weekday
Every 20 minutes
Weekend
Every 20 minutes
Night
Evenings: Every 30 minutes
Night Network: Every 60 minutes

Connections
Connections
Alamein, Belgrave, City Loop, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandringham, Traralgon lines
Former connections
Inner Circle, Whittlesea lines
Photos
Mernda Line
Legend
  
City Loop
 
 0 km
Flinders Street
Zone 1
0.068 km
Princes Bridge
Closed
 
 0.623 km
City Loop (City Circle tunnel)
 
 1.029 km
City Loop (Clifton Hill tunnel)
 
  
Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley,
 
  
Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandringham, Traralgon lines
 
 1.673 km
Jolimont (5.616 km via loop)
Zone 1
1.996 km
Jolimont Tunnel
2.219 km
West Richmond Tunnel & Hoddle Street (Hoddle Highway)
 
 2.427 km
West Richmond
Zone 1
2.931 km
North Richmond
Zone 1
2.994 km
Victoria Street
 
 3.602 km
Collingwood
Zone 1
4.090 km
Johnston Street
 
 4.191 km
Victoria Park
Zone 1
4.508 km
Eastern Freeway
5.370 km
Clifton Hill
Zone 1
5.561 km
Heidelberg Road
 
 5.568 km
Hurstbridge line
5.753 km
Queens Parade / High Street
 
 6.090 km
Rushall
Zone 1
 
 6.353 km
Inner Circle line
Closed
6.445 km
Merri Creek
6.565 km
Merri Parade
6.810 km
Merri
Zone 1
7.735 km
Northcote
Zone 1
 
 7.827 km
Northcote Brick Co.
Closed
 
 8.379 km
Croxton
Zone 1
 
 9.385 km
Thornbury
Zone 1
 
 9.712 km
Glen Iris Brick Co.
Closed
9.755 km
Miller Street (Tram Only)
 
  
Clifton Brick Works
Closed
 
 10.471 km
Bell
Zone 1
10.545 km
Bell Street (State Highway)
 
Angliss Siding
Closed
 
 11.236 km
Preston
Zone 1 & 2
 
 12.382 km
Regent
Zone 1 & 2
 
 13.711 km
Reservoir
Zone 1 & 2
13.910 km
High Street
 
 14.713 km
Ruthven
Zone 2
 
 16.164 km
Keon Park
Zone 2
16.210 km
Keon Parade
 
Bates Pty Ltd Siding & Fowlers Siding
Closed
17.268 km
Western Ring Road
 
 17.903 km
Thomastown
Zone 2
18.910 km
RMSP 8
Closed
 
 19.582 km
Lalor
Zone 2
20.512 km
Epping Maintenance Depot Sidings
 
 21.584 km
Epping
Zone 2
21.863 km
Darebin Creek
21.922 km
Epping Quarries Siding / RMSP 34
Closed
22.488 km
Henderson Creek
 
 24.739 km
South Morang
Zone 2
24.943 km
McDonalds Road
24.945 km
RMSP 39
Closed
 
 27.111 km
Middle Gorge
Zone 2
27.968 km
Plenty Road (Plenty Valley Highway)
28.164 km
RMSP 33
Closed
 
 29.496 km
Hawkstowe
Zone 2
29.773 km
RMSP 9
Closed
30.343 km
Simons Creek
 
 31.835 km
Mernda
Zone 2
31.968 km
Bridge Inn Road
32.903 km
End of Overhead
 
Whittlesea line
Closed
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