Epping (1959)
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Epping (1959) refers to the extension of Melbourne’s suburban railway electrification on the Mernda line to the suburb of Epping, marking a key upgrade in the network’s outer-northern services.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway electrification project
ⓘ
railway infrastructure upgrade ⓘ |
| appliesToLine | Mernda line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | City of Whittlesea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electrificationExtendedTo | Epping railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsOnFrom | earlier stages of Melbourne suburban electrification program ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked key upgrade of Melbourne’s outer-northern suburban rail services ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track suburban railway ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineSection | Thomastown–Epping section of the Mernda line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epping, Victoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melbourne, Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkOperator | Victorian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| partOf | Melbourne suburban railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | electrification of the Mernda line to Thomastown ⓘ |
| previousTerminusExtendedFrom | Thomastown railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
extension of suburban electric train services
ⓘ
improvement of outer-northern rail services ⓘ |
| railGauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Melbourne suburban rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | outer northern suburbs of Melbourne ⓘ |
| serviceTypeEnabled | suburban electric multiple unit services ⓘ |
| tractionType | 1500 V DC overhead electrification ⓘ |
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