Mernda railway station

The original Mernda station opened on 23 December 1889, when the railway line from Epping was extended to Whittlesea. Mernda operated until the closure of the line beyond Lalor on 29 November 1959, following the electrification of the line as far as Lalor. In February 2016, the Victorian State Government announced the station would reopen in 2019. The State Government announced funding in its 2016/17 State Budget to provide 8 km of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda, a rebuilt station at Mernda with 1,000 car-parking spaces, and an additional station to be built near Marymede Catholic College. On 26 August 2018, this extension opened. ==Platforms and services==

Mernda has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Mernda line services. ==Transport links==

Dysons operates eight bus routes via Mernda station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: • : to Diamond Creek station • : Whittlesea – Northland Shopping Centre • : Whittlesea – Greensborough Plaza • : to RMIT University Bundoora campus • : to RMIT University Bundoora campus • : to Mernda station (anti-clockwise loop via Doreen) • : to Mernda station (clockwise loop via Doreen) • : to Craigieburn station == Gallery ==

File:Mernda Station Aug 19 (Community Day).jpg|Southbound view from Platform 2, during the Community Sneak Peek Day, August 2018 File:Mernda Railway Station.jpg|Station forecourt, bus bays, concourse, elevated platforms and entrance, August 2018 File:Mernda Station December 2021 2.jpg|Station concourse, entrance signage and customer service, December 2021 File:Mernda Station December 2021 3.jpg|The Myki readers, Myki machine, stairs and fence at the concourse, December 2021 ==References==