Thornbury railway station is located on the
Mernda line in
Victoria,
Australia
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. It serves the northern
Melbourne suburb of
Thornbury Thornbury may refer to:
Places
;Australia
*Thornbury, Victoria
* Thornbury railway station, Melbourne
;Canada
* Thornbury, Ontario
;England
*Thornbury, Devon
* Thornbury, Herefordshire
*Thornbury, Gloucestershire
**Thornbury Castle
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, and it opened on 8 October 1889.
History
Opening on 8 October 1889, when the
Inner Circle line was extended from
North Fitzroy
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to
Reservoir,
[ Thornbury station, like the suburb itself, is named after the ''Thornbury Park Estate'', named after a farm owned by settler Job Smith.][
In 1973, both platforms were extended at the ]down
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end of the station.[
During October 1987, the double line block system between Thornbury and Northcote was abolished, and replaced with three-position signalling,][ A number of signal posts were also abolished during this time.][
In early 1988, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Hutton Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.]State Budget
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, Thornbury, alongside other stations, will receive accessibility upgrades, the installation of CCTV
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, and platform shelters.
Platforms and services
Thornbury has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.
Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* all stations services to Mernda
Transport links
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Thornbury station:
* : West Preston – Victoria Harbour ( Docklands)
* : Bundoora
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RMIT
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– Waterfront City (Docklands)
Gallery
Thornbury railway station platform 2.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013
References
External links
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Mernda=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889
Railway stations in the City of Darebin