Somerton is a suburb in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

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, 21 km north from Melbourne's central business district

Melbourne city centre

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. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume

City of Hume

The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....

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Mainly an industrial and business suburb, Somerton has a number of industrial park's, including the Austrak Business Park, Somerton Logistics Centre and the Northgate Distribution Centre.

Transport in Somerton include bus routes (Craigieburn

Craigieburn, Victoria

Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 20,784....

 - Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows, Victoria

Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

) and (South Morang

South Morang, Victoria

South Morang is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea...

 - Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park, Victoria

Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

). Railway stations nearest to Somerton are Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park railway station

Roxburgh Park is a suburban railway station located on the Craigieburn railway line on Thomas Brunton Parade in Roxburgh Park, Victoria, Australia...

 on the Craigieburn line, and Upfield on the Upfield line.

History

Somerton Post Office first opened on 1 January 1854 and closed in 1864. It reopened in 1892 some time after the railway line opened and again closed in 1966. In 1994 the Somerton Business and Delivery Centre opened.