Lalor railway station
Lalor
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File:Lalor railway station Platform.jpg
Southbound view in March 2012
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Location | Station Street, Lalor | ||||||||||
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | South Morang | ||||||||||
Distance | 20.72 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | 220 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | LAL | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 1949 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lalor railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lalor opening as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77 in October 1949, being renamed Lalor on 27 August 1952.[1]
It was served by the Thomastown to Whittlesea AEC railmotor shuttle.[2] In November 1959 the line from Reservoir was electrified, with the line northward closed.[1][3] In November 1964 it was reopened and electrified as far as Epping.[4]
Lalor station, like the suburb in which it is located, was originally pronounced /ˈlɔːlər/ (locally [ˈloːlə]), as it was named after Peter Lalor, and although some people still pronounce it as such, in recent times the pronunciation /ˈleɪlɔːr/ or /-lər/ (locally [ˈlæɪloː, -lə]) has become predominant.
In addition, the Victorian Railways Newsletter of 1973 and Victorian RailWays of 1974—Victorian Railways in-house newsletters—stated that the correct pronunciation was /ˈlɔːlər/ (locally [ˈloːlə]).[5]
Platforms & services
Lalor has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.[6]
Platform 1:
- South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang
Transport links
Dyson's Bus Services operate four routes via Lalor station:
- 554: Thomastown station - West Lalor[7]
- 555: Northland Shopping Centre - Northern Hospital Epping[8]
- 557: Thomastown station - West Lalor[9]
- 566: Lalor - Northland Shopping Centre[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lalor Vicsig
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- ↑ Victorian Railways News Letter, April 1973, p. 50 and Victorian RailWays, October 1974, p. 155.
- ↑ South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 554 Thomastown via West Lalor clockwise loop timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 555 Epping - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 557 Thomastown via West Lalor anti-clockwise loop timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 566 Lalor - Northlands Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- South Morang extension project gallery
- Melway