Melton railway station, Melbourne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melton
PTV regional rail station
Melton railway station.jpg
Platform 2 station building in August 2006
LocationStaughton Street,
Melton South, Victoria 3338
City of Melton
Australia
Coordinates37°42′12″S 144°34′21″E / 37.7032°S 144.5725°E / -37.7032; 144.5725Coordinates: 37°42′12″S 144°34′21″E / 37.7032°S 144.5725°E / -37.7032; 144.5725
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance37.32 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking167
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Staffed
Station codeMEL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Cobblebank
towards Southern Cross
 Ballarat line Bacchus Marsh
towards Wendouree
Ballarat line
(Melton line)
 Bacchus Marsh
Terminus
Terminus
Ararat line Bacchus Marsh
towards Ararat

Melton railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Melton, and opened on 2 April 1884.[1]

History[]

Melton station opened on 2 April 1884, when the line from Braybrook Junction opened. The tracks were was extended westward to Parwan in 1886 and, being on a single track section, the station was the site of a crossing loop from that time. By 1889, the station had an interlocked signal box, single passenger platform, and a three road yard. There was a goods shed opposite the passenger platform.[2]

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the Exford Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction,[1] with boom barriers provided in 1990.[1]

In 1987, the yard was rationalised to be purely a main line and crossing loop, but it was not until 1991 that the second platform was added.[3] In 1998, the station building was refurbished.

As part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signals was transferred to the Ballarat signal box in 2005.[4] Melton station still retains the lever frame for historical purposes.

In 2018, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18km of track was duplicated between Deer Park West and Melton.[5][6] It was provided in late 2019, coinciding with the opening of Cobblebank station.[1][7][8]

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[9]

Platforms and services[]

Melton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[10][11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Transit Systems Victoria operates six routes to and from Melton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  453 : to Melton[12]
  •  454 : to Cobblebank station[13]
  •  455 : to Micasa Rise/Roslyn Park (Harkness)[14]
  •  457 : to Melton[15]
  •  458 : to Kurunjang[16]
  •  459 : to Arnolds Creek (Melton West)[17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Melton Vicsig
  2. ^ "Victorian Station Histories - Melton" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1991. p. 338.
  4. ^ Melton - Interlocking Information Vicsig
  5. ^ Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Cobblebank Station opening community event". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ^ Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  12. ^ "453 Melton - Melton Station via Brookfield". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ 454 Melton Station to Cobblebank Station Public Transport Victoria
  14. ^ "455 Micasa Rise-Roslyn Park - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "457 Melton - Melton Station via Melton West". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "458 Kurunjang - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "459 Arnolds Creek to Melton Station via Westlake". Public Transport Victoria.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""