Gowrie railway station is located on the Upfield line in

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. It serves the northern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 16 October 1928 as

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21. It closed on 5 May 1956, and reopened on 17 May 1965 as Gowrie.

History

Gowrie station originally opened as a Rail Motor Stopping Place on 16 October 1928, following the reinstatement of a passenger service on the

–

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line in March of that year. It closed when the passenger service ceased on 5 May 1956. On 17 May 1965, it opened in its current form, on what was by then the Upfield line. The name of the station comes from a grazing property named ''Gowrie Park'', which was named by the owner, who was originally from Gowrie,

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. The

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is located on part of the property. In 1998, Gowrie was upgraded to a

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. Also in that year, the track from Fawkner to Gowrie was duplicated. Immediately north of the station, the

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merges into a

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, which continues to the terminus at Upfield station. Prior to 1998, Platform 1 was a

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, requiring trains to cross further down the line near Merlynston. Under the

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, the line between Gowrie and Upfield would be duplicated, and the line to Somerton reinstated. It would include a flyover over the

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, to allow Seymour

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services to run via Upfield, and eventual electrification of the line to

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Platforms and services

Gowrie has one

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with two faces. It is serviced by

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' Upfield line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

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operates two routes via Gowrie station, under contract to

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: * : Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre –

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* : Upfield station – North Coburg

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operates one route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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operates one route to and from Gowrie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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References

External links

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