Northcote railway station

Northcote
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2,
September 2024
General information
LocationHerbert Street,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′11″S 144°59′41″E / 37.7697°S 144.9948°E / -37.7697; 144.9948
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance8.97 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking5
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeNCE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889 (1889-10-08)
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesMiddle Northcote (1889-1906)
Passengers
2005–2006288,958
2006–2007327,813 13.44%
2007–2008352,563 7.55%
2008–2009368,597 4.54%
2009–2010404,749 9.8%
2010–2011376,031 7.1%
2011–2012383,902 2.09%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014326,914 14.84%
2014–2015344,425 5.35%
2015–2016352,727 2.41%
2016–2017369,539 4.77%
2017–2018413,979 12.03%
2018–2019400,750 3.19%
2019–2020308,200 23.1%
2020–2021151,500 50.84%
2021–2022150,400 0.72%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Merri Mernda line Croxton
towards Mernda
Track layout
1
2
Arthurton Road

Northcote railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Northcote station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 October 1889.

Initially opened as Middle Northcote, the station was given its current name of Northcote on 10 December 1906.