Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne

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Broadmeadows
PTV commuter and regional, and NSW TrainLink
inter-city rail station
Suburban platforms at Broadmeadows station, Melbourne.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2 in October 2009
LocationPascoe Vale Road,
Broadmeadows, Victoria 3047
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°40′58″S 144°55′11″E / 37.6829°S 144.9197°E / -37.6829; 144.9197Coordinates: 37°40′58″S 144°55′11″E / 37.6829°S 144.9197°E / -37.6829; 144.9197
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
North East
Distance16.80 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking151 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeBMS
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1873
Rebuilt16 March 1990
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(September 1921)
Passengers
2008-20090.683 million[1]
2009-20100.716 million[1]
2010-20110.684 million[1]
2011-20120.734 million[1]
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.779 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Jacana
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Coolaroo
towards Craigieburn
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Albury line Seymour
towards Albury
North Melbourne
towards Southern Cross
 Seymour line
Weekday peak only
 Craigieburn
towards Seymour
Essendon
towards Southern Cross
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Seymour line
North Melbourne
1 weekday service
towards Southern Cross
 Shepparton line Craigieburn
Limited service
towards Shepparton
Southern Cross
Terminus
 Wallan
towards Shepparton
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Melbourne
Terminus
 NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Melbourne XPT
 Seymour
toward Sydney

Broadmeadows railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows, and it opened on 1 February 1873.[2]

The Melbourne–Sydney standard gauge line is located east of the station, and located south of the station, towards Flinders Street, the Albion–Jacana freight line branches westward from the main line, providing an alternate route to Melbourne from the suburban lines via Essendon.

Stabling facilities are located to the north of the station.

History[]

The railway past the site of Broadmeadows station opened in 1872, as part of the North East line to Wodonga. At the time of opening, the village of Broadmeadows was located some distance from the station, becoming known as "Old Broadmeadows", and now Westmeadows. It was not until the post World War II housing developments, that the gap between the old town and the station were filled.[3]

The station was initially provided with a 150-foot (46 m) long platform, a goods siding and shed, and a passing loop for trains on the single track. This early station was closer to Camp Road than the station today.[3] A permanent station building was provided in 1878, along with a longer platform, all on the present site. In 1885, the line was duplicated, and a second platform of timber construction provided.

In 1920, sheds and sidings for bagged wheat were provided, to handle the overflow from the Port of Williamstown.[3] These sidings and sheds have since been abolished and removed.

Electric train services between the city and Essendon were inaugurated in 1919, with electrification extended to Broadmeadows in 1921. However, Essendon remained the terminus of most suburban services, with a shuttle service operating beyond until 1925, with all day through services to Broadmeadows not provided until 1941.[4]

The level crossing at Camp Road was initially protected by hand-operated gates, with boom barriers provided in 1961. In 1978, the level crossing was abolished, and was replaced with the current overpass.[5] Barry Road also had a level crossing, but was replaced by the current overpass in the late 1950s, as part of the construction of the standard gauge line.[3] The Riggall Street overpass, about 1 kilometre north of Broadmeadows, was provided in 1974/1975.[6]

The lever frame in the signal box was provided in 1889, which was replaced in 1929, when the Albion-Jacana freight line opened. A signal panel was provided at the station in 1961.[2] Mechanical signalling along the line to Essendon was abolished in 1965,[4] but it was not until 2000, that a Westrace solid state interlocking was provided. Control of this was moved to Craigieburn in 2007, as part of the electrification extension.

The original 1878 station building was demolished in 1988,[7] and was replaced by a new structure, which opened on 16 March 1990 by Transport Minister Jim Kennan, as part of a commercial development of the site. The station was upgraded to a Premium Station on 21 March 1996.[8]

In 2007, suburban electric services were extended to Craigieburn, with the siding closest to the standard gauge line (Siding B) abolished and removed.[2]

A third platform on the parallel standard gauge line was completed in late 2009, as part of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project, which saw the V/Line Albury service converted to standard gauge operation.[9][10]

An Army siding was provided during World War II to Broadstore, located to the north-east of the station.[3] It opened on 12 October 1942, and remained in place until 1982. However, the at-grade crossing was not abolished until 1989,[2] and the track was not lifted until after 1991. The Broadstore Line was a single unelectrified track, and extended in a directly easterly direction for approximately 1.6 kilometres, towards the Upfield line, and terminated at the Maygar Barracks on Camp Road. At one time, it also had a further branch, that supplied a migrant hostel. The Broadstore branch line is marked on the maps of Victorian Railways (1950,[11] 1960,[12] 1970,[13] and 1980[14]), terminating in a station marked "Broadstore".

Incidents and accidents[]

On 14 September 1960, steam locomotive R755, which was hauling an Up Numurkah passenger service, was involved in a collision after it rear-ended an Albury – Melbourne goods service at 40 mph (65 km/h).[15] The goods service was detaching a number of livestock wagons earlier and was given clearance to enter the Albion–Jacana freight line.[15] However, the passenger service, which was waiting at Craigieburn, was also given clearance. The goods service split when it was moving forward, delaying the train when the collision occurred.[15] After the collision, R755 was re-railed and moved to the Broadstore branch line. The locomotive was damaged beyond repair, and was scrapped in November 1960.[15]

On 3 February 1979, a Numurkah – Geelong bound grain train derailed as it was entering the Albion–Jacana freight line.[16][17] Eight wagons derailed, and the overhead wires and staunchions were also brought down in the derailment.[16][17]

On 14 November 1996, two Comeng train sets collided between Broadmeadows and Jacana stations, injuring 13 people.[18][19][20] It occurred after a city-bound train collided with a stationary Broadmeadows bound train.[18][19] Two carriages also derailed in the collision.[18][19]

On 3 February 2003, a Comeng set led by carriage 394M rolled away from Broadmeadows station and collided with V/Line locomotive N463, which was leading a Bacchus Marsh bound train, at Spencer Street station.[21][22]

Platforms and services[]

Broadmeadows has three side platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are serviced by broad gauge Metro Trains' Craigieburn line and V/Line Seymour and Shepparton line services.[23][24][25] Platform 3 is served by standard gauge V/Line Albury and NSW TrainLink Sydney services.[26][27] A number of Metro Trains' services commence and terminate at Broadmeadows in peak hour.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Transport links[]

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates one route to and from Broadmeadows station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  532 : to Craigieburn station[28]

CDC Melbourne operates two routes to and from Broadmeadows station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Dysons operates four routes via Broadmeadows station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates two SmartBus routes via Broadmeadows station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes to and from Broadmeadows station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Northbound view of Platform 3 in March 2012

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b c d Broadmeadows Vicsig
  3. ^ a b c d e Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 87, 125. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  4. ^ a b SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 54. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  5. ^ "Victorian Station Histories: Broadmeadows station" (PDF). vrhistory.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1974. p. 163.
  7. ^ "Operations". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 218.
  8. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  9. ^ Program of Works Southern Improvement Alliance
  10. ^ "Full steam ahead" ABC News 30 May 2008
  11. ^ "Railway Map of Victoria, 1950" (PDF). vrhistory.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Railway Map of Victoria, 1960" (PDF). vrhistory.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  13. ^ "Railway Map of Victoria, 1970" (PDF). vrhistory.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  14. ^ "Railway Map of Victoria, 1980" (PDF). vrhistory.com. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  15. ^ a b c d Scott, John (September 2010). "The Darkest Hour – Part 1". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 266–270.
  16. ^ a b "Train off rails". The Herald. 3 February 1979. p. 15.
  17. ^ a b "Broadmeadows". victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b c Costa, Gabrielle (15 November 1996). "Suburban train collision injures 13". The Age. p. A3.
  19. ^ a b c Binnie, Craig (15 November 1996). "Head-on train crash leaves 13 injured". Herald Sun. p. 3.
  20. ^ Brammall, Bruce (6 August 1997). "Rail crash torment". Herald Sun. p. 13.
  21. ^ "Suburban – Broadmeadows runaway and Spencer Street Crash". Vicsig. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Runaway of Suburban Electric Passenger Train 5264 and collision with Diesel Locomotive Hauled Passenger Train 8141" (PDF). ATSB. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  24. ^ Seymour – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  25. ^ Shepparton – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  26. ^ Albury – Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  27. ^ "Southern timetable". NSW Trainlink. 7 September 2019.
  28. ^ "532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows via Upfield Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  29. ^ "477 Moonee Ponds - Broadmeadows Station via Essendon & Airport West & Gladstone Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  30. ^ "484 Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  31. ^ "538 Somerset Estate - Broadmeadows via Camp Road". Public Transport Victoria.
  32. ^ "540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo". Public Transport Victoria.
  33. ^ "541 Broadmeadows Station - Craigieburn North (Mt Ridley Rd)". Public Transport Victoria.
  34. ^ "542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy". Public Transport Victoria.
  35. ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  36. ^ "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  37. ^ "953 Night bus: Broadmeadows - Meadow Heights - Roxburgh Park - Craigieburn". Public Transport Victoria.
  38. ^

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