Montmorency railway station is a

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way station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Montmorency, in

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, 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 2023.

History

Montmorency station opened twenty-one years after the railway line from

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was extended to Hurstbridge. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a local farm, the ''Montmorency Estate'', itself named after the French town Montmorency,

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. In the lead-up to the 2018 state election, the opposition

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promised A$300m to

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the line between Greensborough and

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, and provide Montmorency with a second platform. On 15 May 2019, the

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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, with early work of the project commencing in late 2021, with major construction started in 2022. The station was rebuilt approximately west of the current station, and included a new platform. On 30 April 2023, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms, facilities and services

Montmorency has two

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s. It is located between Were Street and Mayona Road, with station access from both. There are sheltered waiting areas on both platforms, two

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top up machines, six myki touch on/off stands and a "pod" for Protective Services Officers. The station is served by Hurstbridge line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to

and Hurstbridge

Gallery

Montmorency Railway Station, September 2014.JPG, Station forecourt and entrance, September 2014

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Hurstbridge=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1923 Railway stations in the City of Banyule