Mernda railway station
Mernda railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mernda, and it opened on 26 August 2018. History. The original Mernda station opened in December 1889 as South Yan Yean, and was renamed Mernda in December 1913. Mernda station operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor station on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor. Epping station was re-opened on 29 November 1964, with the electrification of that section of the line. The remaining  section of track from Epping to Whittlesea was dismantled in the 1970s, although the former right-of-way remained intact. Prior to the rebuilding, all that remained of the former station was a degraded platform, which was overgrown with exotic vegetation, including a peppercorn tree. The station-master's house was believed to have been moved to the Findon Pony Club, and still serves as their clubrooms. Restoration of the railway to Mernda was identified as a goal in the Strategic Transportation Study undertaken by the City of Whittlesea in 2002. The City of Whittlesea has forecast that the population  in Mernda and Doreen will be 40,000 by that time. The South Morang and Mernda Rail Alliance, which was successful in lobbying the state government to fulfill its promise of reinstating the rail line to South Morang, then lobbied the government to commit to reinstating the line to Mernda. In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019. The state government announced funding in its 2016–2017 budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda stations, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car parking spaces, and an additional station to  be built near Marymede Catholic College. This extension opened on 26 August 2018. Platforms and services. Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. Platform 1: Platform 2: Transport links. Dysons operates eight routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: