Complex sentence: It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, opening as Middle Northcote on 8 October 1889, and was renamed Northcote on 10 December 1906.
Split into simpler sentences: It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Middle Northcote. It was renamed Northcote on 10 December 1906.