Moonee Ponds railway station
Moonee Ponds station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Moonee Ponds station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1882. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened in 9 October 1871.
History
Moonee Ponds station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership. Like the suburb itself, the station is believed to have gotten its name from either the Moonee Ponds Creek, which resembled a chain of ponds in dry weather, an Indigenous Australian who was attached to the mounted police, or John Moonee, who had land near the present day Moonee Valley Racecourse.In 1882, the station building on Platform 1 was provided, with a signal box provided in 1889 to control interlocked gates at the Puckle Street level crossing. In 1969, these gates were replaced with boom barriers.
On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Moonee Ponds to a premium station, along with nineteen others. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.
Platforms and services
Moonee Ponds has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.Transport links
One bus route operates to and from Moonee Ponds station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:- : to Aberfeldie