Montmorency railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in

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. It serves the north-eastern

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suburb of Montmorency, and opened on 5 September 1923.

History

Montmorency station opened on 5 September 1923, twenty-one years after the railway line from

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was extended to

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. 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 the line between Greensborough and Eltham was underway, with construction of the project commencing in late 2021. The station was rebuilt approximately west of the current station, and included a new platform. On 9 February 2021, final designs of the new station were released and, on 30 April 2023, the rebuilt station opened. The original plan for the project was for full duplication of the line between Greensborough and Eltham. However, due to the discovery of the endangered

copper butterfly near the station, the plan was revised, with around of track east of the station remaining

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. The double-track now ends at the down end of the station.

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

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. 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

Gallery

Montmorency Railway Station, September 2014.JPG, Station front and entrance in September 2014

References

External links

Melway map
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