Epping railway station, Melbourne

Epping
PTV commuter rail station
Station entrance, May 2014
General information
LocationCooper Street,
Epping, Victoria 3076
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°39′08″S 145°01′51″E / 37.6521°S 145.0308°E / -37.6521; 145.0308
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance22.82 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking54
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeEPP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened23 December 1889 (1889-12-23)
Closed28 November 1959
Rebuilt29 November 1964
1987–1988
28 November 2011
ElectrifiedNovember 1964
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006608,802
2006–2007699,741 14.93%
2007–2008787,541 12.54%
2008–2009891,140 13.15%
2009–2010949,144 6.5%
2010–2011856,720 9.74%
2011–2012626,006 26.93%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014720,619 15.1%
2014–2015702,644 2.49%
2015–2016797,360 13.48%
2016–2017822,977 3.21%
2017–2018861,078 4.63%
2018–2019887,650 3.08%
2019–2020690,350 22.23%
2020–2021417,650 39.5%
2021–2022434,500 4.03%
2022–2023672,900 54.87%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Lalor Mernda line South Morang
towards Mernda
Track layout
to
Epping Train
Maintenance Depot
1
2
Henderson Creek

Epping railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network, and serves the northern suburb of the same name in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 23 December 1889 and, since 2011, it has been a below-ground, premium station, with an island platform.