Strathmore railway station

Strathmore railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Essendon in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Strathmore station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 28 October 1890, with the current station provided in 1972.^[5]

Strathmore
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2024
General information
Location	Amelia Avenue, Essendon, Victoria 3040 City of Moonee Valley Australia
Coordinates	37°44′37″S 144°55′39″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	9.79 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	80
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No – steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	SME
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	28 October 1890; 134 years ago (1890-10-28)
Rebuilt	24 February 1972
Electrified	September 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	North Essendon (1890-1955)
Passengers
2005–2018 numbers 2005–2006 304,150[1] 2006–2007 325,127[1]  6.89% 2007–2008 350,690[1]  7.86% 2008–2009 347,295[2]  0.96% 2009–2010 370,580[2]  6.7% 2010–2011 371,052[2]  0.12% 2011–2012 342,510[2]  7.69% 2012–2013 Not measured[2] 2013–2014 363,011[2]  5.98% 2014–2015 362,179[1]  0.22% 2015–2016 383,280[2]  5.82% 2016–2017 391,050[2]  2.02% 2017–2018 401,881[2]  2.76%
2018–2019	389,922[2]  2.97%
2019–2020	318,600[2]  18.29%
2020–2021	130,750[2]  58.96%
2021–2022	151,600[3]  15.94%
2022–2023	242,550[4]  59.99%
2023–2024	299,900[4]  23.64%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Glenbervie towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Pascoe Vale towards Craigieburn
Track layout Legend to Glenbervie 1 2 Moonee Ponds Creek to Pascoe Vale
Location

Initially opened as North Essendon, the station was given its current name of Strathmore on 1 March 1955.^[5]

History

Strathmore station on 28 October 1890, with the railway line past the site of the station originally opening in 1872, as part of the North East line to School House Lane.^[6] The station, like the suburb itself, was named after a Presbyterian church which opened in 1936. The church was named by local settler Thomas Napier, who had a property named Rosebank in the area. The Strathmore name comes from a valley in Scotland, near where Napier was born.^[7][8]

Located at the point where the original Sydney Road (now Pascoe Vale Road) crossed the railway line via a level crossing, it was considered one of the worst traffic bottlenecks in Melbourne, until grade separation works were completed in 1964.^[6][5]

In 1965, a number of signals at the station were abolished, in conjunction with the replacement of double line block signalling with three position signalling between Broadmeadows and Essendon.^[5]

On 24 February 1972, the present station building on Platform 1 was provided.^[9]

Platforms and services

Strathmore has two side platforms. It is served by Craigieburn line trains.^[10]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Two bus routes operate via Strathmore station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  469 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Keilor East (operated by CDC Melbourne)^[11]
•  512 : to East Coburg (operated by Kinetic Melbourne)^[12]

Gallery

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  Southbound view from Platform 2, May 2019
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  Northbound view from Platform 2, December 2022
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  Partial view of the PSO box and seating area at the northern end of Platform 1, November 2024
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  A Comeng train on a Craigieburn-bound service idles at Platform 2, November 2024
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  Station building and entrance seen from the station car park, November 2024
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  Station building, ramp and entrance to Platform 1, November 2024
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  The underpass north of the station and directional signage, November 2024
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  A bus stop outside Platform 2, November 2024
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  Station ramp and entrance to Platform 2, November 2024
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  Station building on Platform 1, November 2024