Keon Park railway station

Keon Park railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Thomastown, and opened on 16 December 1929 as Keonpark. It was renamed Keon Park in February 1972.[2]

Keon Park
Southbound view in May 2014
Location	High Street, Thomastown Australia
Coordinates	37°41′41″S 145°00′42″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Mernda
Distance	17.54 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	154
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KPK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	December 16, 1929[1]
Rebuilt	1983 1988
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ruthven towards Flinders Street Mernda line Thomastown towards Mernda

The station opened at the same time as the extension of suburban services and electrification from Reservoir to Thomastown. In November 1959, the line from Reservoir was duplicated, in conjunction with the extension of suburban services to Lalor.[3] However, the duplicated line converged at the Up end of the Keon Parade level crossing,[4] and it wasn't until 1988, that the current Platform 2 was provided.[5][6][7] The crossover, located at the Up end of the station, past the level crossing, was also provided around this time.[7] It remained the northern extremity for the double line until November 2011, when the line from Keon Park to Epping was duplicated.[2][8]

The signal box was damaged by fire on 1 September 1973.[9] The current station building was provided in 1983, replacing an older wooden building.[10]

Platforms & services

Keon Park has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services.[11]

Platform 1:

• Mernda line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Mernda line: all stations services to Mernda

Transport links

Dysons operates one route via Keon Park station:

• 555: Pacific Epping – Northland Shopping Centre[12]

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Keon Park station:

• 902:  SmartBus  Chelsea station – Westfield Airport West[13]

References

1. "KEONPARK STATION TO BE OPENED ON MONDAY". The Herald (16, 405). Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Keon Park Vicsig
3. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 67. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
4. Flickr - High Bicyclist Photostream
5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1986. p. 217.
6. Flickr - High Bicyclist Photostream
7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 220.
8. South Morang Rail Extension, Australia Railway Technology
9. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1974. p. 16.
10. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1983. p. 26.
11. "Mernda Line". Public Transport Victoria.
12. "555 Epping - Northland via Lalor & Thomastown & Reservoir". Public Transport Victoria.
13. "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au