Tecoma railway station is located on the Belgrave line in

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. It serves the eastern

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suburb of

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, and opened on 1 February 1924.

History

Tecoma station opened opened on 1 February 1924, on the

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Ferntree Gully to Gembrook line, which was constructed as a means of transporting produce to and from the

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area, and

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from

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s in

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. The station was named by the

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, and was named after the plant

, which was grown in the area. On 3 August 1953, a

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occurred between

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and

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, which saw the closure of the line, and the station, on 30 April 1954. The sudden loss of the railway resulted in a groundswell of public pressure for the line to quickly reopen. The formation of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 1955 saw services resume on the section of the line between

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and

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, including Tecoma. Operations continued until 23 February 1958, after which the line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave was converted to

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and

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. On 19 February 1962, the station reopened. The platform was used in a short cameo in the 2012 telemovie '' Underground: The Julian Assange Story'', with Metlink signs and tactile tiles visible in the film. The station has been the second-least-used station in metropolitan Melbourne since the 2015/2016

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, and saw 73,957 passenger movements in the twelve months between June 2018 and July 2019. That equates to just over 200 passengers using the station each day, on average.

Platforms and services

Tecoma has one platform. It is served by Belgrave line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations services to

; all stations shuttle services to Ringwood

Transport links

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operates two routes via Tecoma station, under contract to

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: * : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station * : Belgrave station – Upwey station 2023-05-07 Tecoma Train Station Bus Stops

References

External links

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Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Belgrave=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1924 Railway stations in the Shire of Yarra Ranges