Lalor railway station is located on the Mernda line in

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, Australia. It serves the northern

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suburb of Lalor, and it opened in October 1949 as

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77. It was renamed Lalor on 27 August 1952.Lalor
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History

Lalor station opened in October 1949, and was provided as part of a

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created by the ''

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Home Building Cooperative Society'', which was formed by a group of ex-servicemen to provide cheap homes during a time of high demand and shortage of materials post

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.Lalor
Victorian Places The station was originally served by Whittlesea trains from Melbourne via the former Inner Circle line, and in later times by

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to Whittlesea railmotor shuttles. In November 1959, the section from

was electrified, with the line beyond Lalor closed. On 29 November 1964, the line was reopened and electrified as far as

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. Also in that year, the current

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was provided. During the 1977-1978 financial year, the present station building was provided. In 1964, flashing light signals were provided at the Paschke Crescent

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, located at the Up end of the station, with

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s provided later on in 1980. The current day Platform 1 was formerly a

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. In August 1988, points from No. 1 track to the main line were provided at the Down end of the station, effectively forming a crossing loop between Thomastown and Epping. This arrangement existed until November 2011, when the line between Keon Park and Epping was duplicated, with the points at both ends of the station abolished. Announced as part of a $21.9 million package in the ''2022/23 Victorian State Budget'', Lalor station, alongside others, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV, and platform shelters. The development process will begin in late 2022 or 2023, with a timeline for the upgrades to be released once construction has begun. Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced , as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times, the pronunciation has become predominant. In addition, the ''Victorian Railways Newsletter'' of 1973, and ''Victorian RailWays'' of 1974—

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in-house newsletters—stated that the correct pronunciation was .

Platforms and services

Lalor has one

with two faces. It is serviced by

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' Mernda line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

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Transport links

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operates five routes via Lalor station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (clockwise Loop via West Lalor) * :

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–

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* : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (anti-clockwise Loop) * : Thomastown station – Thomastown station (clockwise Loop) * : Lalor – Northland Shopping Centre

References

External links

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South Morang extension project gallery

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Mernda=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1949 Railway stations in the City of Whittlesea