Tecoma railway station

Tecoma railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Tecoma, and opened on 1 February 1924.[1]

Tecoma
Northbound view of the single platform in April 2006
LocationCampbell Street, Tecoma
Coordinates37°54′29″S 145°20′35″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Belgrave
Distance41.34 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeTCM
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1924
Closed30 April 1954
Rebuilt19 February 1962
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Belgrave line
Belgrave
Terminus

The station has been the second-least-used station in metropolitan Melbourne Melbourne since the 2015-2016 financial year, and most recently saw 73,957 passenger movements in the twelve months between June 2018 and July 2019.[2][3]

The platform was used in a short cameo in the 2012 telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story, and Metlink signs and tactile tiles are visible in the film.

History

The station first opened on the narrow-gauge Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Railway[4] in 1924 and was initially constructed as a means of transporting timber from nearby woodcutters to sawmills in Gembrook. On 30 April 1954, a landslide between Selby and Menzies Creek saw the closure of the station as well as the railway. The sudden loss of the railway resulted in a groundswell of public pressure for the line to quickly reopen.

The formation of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in 1955, saw the reopening of a section of the line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave, and with it came the reopening of Tecoma railway station. Operations continued until the station closed in 1958, when the railway line to Belgrave was converted to broad-gauge and electrified. The station reopened on 19 February 1962.[1][5][6]

Platforms & services

Tecoma has one platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Belgrave line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Tecoma station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References
  1. Tecoma Vicsig
  2. Station Patronage Research Archived 23 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  3. "Station Patronage Data 2005-2019". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Ferntree Gully to Gembrook Railway". Museums Victoria. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "Puffing Billy". Victorian Heritage Council. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. "Narrow gauge fad". Making tracks. Scienceworks.
  7. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "699 Belgrave - Upwey". Public Transport Victoria.
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