Mernda line
Flinders Street ↔ Mernda — 29 stations.
About the Mernda line
The Mernda line is part of the Clifton Hill group on the Metro Trains Melbourne network. It runs from Flinders Street to Mernda, calling at 29 stations, and runs via the City Loop in the city centre. Change at Clifton Hill for Hurstbridge trains; in the city the line runs via Jolimont, the City Loop and Flinders Street.
Stations on this line
The Mernda line was extended from South Morang to Mernda in 2018, serving Melbourne’s fast-growing northern fringe.
Interchanges and connections
Frequently asked questions
The Mernda line is one of Melbourne’s suburban train lines, part of the Clifton Hill group. It runs from Flinders Street to Mernda and serves 29 stations.
In the PTV timetable a trip from Flinders Street to Mernda takes about 54 minutes; express and short trips vary.
First trains run from around 5:00 am and last trains around midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, Night Network trains run all night, roughly hourly. On weekdays trains run about every 6–11 min in the peak and every 20 min during the day, and about every 20 min at weekends (PTV timetable, October 2026).
Change at Clifton Hill for Hurstbridge trains; in the city the line runs via Jolimont, the City Loop and Flinders Street.