Epping railway station, Melbourne

Epping
Station building and 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
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LineMernda
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%
2023–2024725,350  7.79%
2024–2025748,150  3.14%
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
Location

Epping station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Epping 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.