Lalor railway station

Lalor
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2024
General information
LocationStation Street,
Lalor, Victoria 3075
City of Whittlesea
Australia
Coordinates37°39′57″S 145°01′02″E / 37.6659°S 145.0173°E / -37.6659; 145.0173
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Mernda
Distance20.72 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking417
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLAL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedOctober 1949 (1949-10)
Rebuilt26 November 1964
1978
ElectrifiedNovember 1959
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesRail Motor Stopping Place 77
(1949–1952)
Passengers
2005–2006323,019
2006–2007366,244 13.38%
2007–2008410,353 12.04%
2008–2009423,347 3.16%
2009–2010441,521 4.29%
2010–2011489,944 10.97%
2011–2012521,699 6.48%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014488,403 6.38%
2014–2015498,629 2.09%
2015–2016560,852 12.47%
2016–2017569,739 1.58%
2017–2018597,717 4.91%
2018–2019605,050 1.22%
2019–2020477,500 21.1%
2020–2021243,550 49%
2021–2022241,700 0.75%
2022–2023388,600 60.78%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Thomastown Mernda line Epping
towards Mernda
Track layout
Manns Crossing
Paschke Crescent
1
2
Childs Road

Lalor railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Lalor, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lalor is a ground-level staffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened in October 1949, with the current station provided in 1978.

Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place 77, the station was given its current name of Lalor on 27 August 1952.