Northcote railway station

Northcote
Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
LocationHerbert Street,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′11″S 144°59′41″E / 37.7697°S 144.9948°E / -37.7697; 144.9948
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineMernda
Distance8.97 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
  • List of Melbourne tram routes Tram
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking5
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNCE
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Former namesMiddle Northcote (1889-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006288,958[1]
2006–2007327,813[1] Increase 13.44%
2007–2008352,563[1] Increase 7.55%
2008–2009368,597[2] Increase 4.54%
2009–2010404,749[2] Increase 9.8%
2010–2011376,031[2] Decrease 7.1%
2011–2012383,902[2] Increase 2.09%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014326,914[2] Decrease 14.84%
2014–2015344,425[1] Increase 5.35%
2015–2016352,727[2] Increase 2.41%
2016–2017369,539[2] Increase 4.77%
2017–2018413,979[2] Increase 12.03%
2018–2019400,750[2] Decrease 3.19%
2019–2020308,200[2] Decrease 23.1%
2020–2021151,500[2] Decrease 50.84%
2021–2022150,400[3] Decrease 0.72%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Merri
towards Flinders Street
 Mernda line Croxton
towards Mernda
Track layout
to Merri
1
2
Arthurton Road
to Croxton
Location

Northcote station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Northcote station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889.[4]

Initially opened as Middle Northcote, the station was given its current name of Northcote on 10 December 1906.[4]

History

Northcote station opened on 8 October 1889, when the Inner Circle line was extended from North Fitzroy to Reservoir.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station is believed to be named after Stafford Henry Northcote, who was British Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1874 and 1880, Foreign Secretary between 1885 and 1886, and a co-author of the Northcote–Trevelyan Report in 1853.[5][6]

In 1973, both platforms were extended at the down end of the station.[4]

In 1986, the former goods sidings, located at the down end of the station, were abolished.[7] A crossover, also located at the down end, was spiked out of use around that time,[7] and was removed at a later date.

During October 1987, the double line block system between Northcote – Merri and Northcote – Thornbury was abolished, and replaced with three position signalling.[8] Also occurring in that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Arthurton Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[9] The signal box for the level crossing was also abolished during that time.[4]

As part of the 2010/11 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Northcote to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[10][11] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[12]

On 10 May 2026, the Victorian Government announced that Northcote station, alongside four other stations in Victoria would be getting safety and accessibility upgrades as part of the 2026/27 $7.6 million State Budget. This includes installation of tactile boarding indicators on the platform surface and other safety and accessibility upgrades.[13]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Mernda service, August 2018

Northcote has two side platforms. It is served by Mernda line trains.[14]

Northcote platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Mernda line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [15]
2  Mernda line  Mernda All stations [15]

Dysons operates one bus route via Northcote station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  508 : Alphington station – Moonee Ponds Junction[16]

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Northcote station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Northcote". vicsig.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Northcote". Victorian Places. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). March 1987. p. 91. ISSN 0310-7477.
  8. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 1988. p. 27.
  9. ↑ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  10. ↑ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  12. ↑ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Making It Easier And Safer To Travel". Premier of Victoria. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. 1 2 "Mernda Line timetable" (PDF). Transport Victoria. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "508 Alphington - Moonee Ponds via Northcote & Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ↑ "11 West Preston - Victoria Harbour Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ↑ "86 Bundoora RMIT - Waterfront City Docklands". Public Transport Victoria.
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