Montmorency railway station, Melbourne

Montmorency railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Montmorency, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Montmorency station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 5 September 1923, with the current station provided in April 2023.<ref name="vicsigmontmorency">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Montmorency station opened twenty-one years after the railway line from Heidelberg was extended to Hurstbridge.<ref name=vicsigmontmorency/> Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local farm, the Montmorency Estate, itself named after the French town Montmorency, Val-d'Oise.<ref name="vpmontmorency">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="heraldsun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the lead-up to the 2018 state election, the opposition Liberal Party promised A$300m to duplicate the line between Greensborough and Eltham, and provide Montmorency with a second platform.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 15 May 2019, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that planning for the duplication of 3 km of track between Greensborough and Eltham was underway. Final designs of the new station were released on 9 February 2021,<ref name="lxrp2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with early work of the project commencing in late 2021, with major construction started in 2022.<ref name="lxrp3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The station was rebuilt approximately Template:Cvt west of the current station, and included a new platform.<ref name="lxrp4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="lxrp5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 30 April 2023, the rebuilt station opened.<ref name=lxrp1/>

Platforms, facilities and services

Montmorency has two side platforms. It is located between Were Street and Mayona Road, with station access from both. There are sheltered waiting areas on both platforms, two myki top up machines, six myki touch on/off stands and a "pod" for Protective Services Officers.

The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Eltham, Hurstbridge	All stations and limited express services

Gallery

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  Station forecourt and entrance, September 2014

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au