Newmarket railway station, Melbourne
Newmarket | ||||||||||||||||
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PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington, Victoria 3031 City of Moonee Valley Australia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°47′14″S 144°55′44″E / 37.7873°S 144.9290°ECoordinates: 37°47′14″S 144°55′44″E / 37.7873°S 144.9290°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Craigieburn | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 4.30 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Tram | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Host Station | |||||||||||||||
Station code | NKT | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1860 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1 July 1864 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 9 October 1871 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (1919) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2008-2009 | 0.855 million[1] | |||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.840 million[1] 1.75% | |||||||||||||||
2010-2011 | 0.850 million[1] 1.19% | |||||||||||||||
2011-2012 | 0.785 million[1] 7.65% | |||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | |||||||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.855 million[1] 8.92% | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Newmarket railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Flemington, and it opened on 1 November 1860.
History[]
Newmarket opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[2][3]
A permanent station building was built in 1886, with the present buildings provided in 1925. The bridge over Racecourse Road is the third bridge on site. Interlocking and a signal box, for the Flemington Racecourse line junction, were brought into use in 1880, and became remotely controlled from Kensington in 1969.[3]
During April and May 1994, the timber decking across Racecourse Road was replaced, with the tracks laid on concrete, and new concrete abutments on both sides of the bridge being laid.[4]
The station was used during construction of CityLink in 1997/1998, for passengers to shuttle to and from Flemington Bridge station on the Upfield line, due to trains not running between Flemington Bridge and North Melbourne, and the temporary closure of Macaulay station. This was to allow elevated roads, linking the West Gate Freeway and the Tullamarine Freeway, to be constructed.
More recently, it became obvious that structural problems were affecting the building on Platform 1, which is elevated and on concrete piers, on which cracks and concrete cancer were evident. The retaining wall at the back of the platform was also exhibiting extensive concrete cancer. Metal props were inserted to shore up the piers, and the cantilevered awning over the platform was demolished, and replaced by a temporary timber structure. Half of the large ramp from street level to the station entrance was removed, partly to allow three steel straps to be bolted to the outside of the building, to support the wall.[5] Parts of the building were eventually demolished in 2014.[6]
Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this. The junction for the Flemington Racecourse line is located immediately north of the station.
Platforms and services[]
Newmarket has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[7]
Platform 1:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Craigieburn line all stations services to Craigieburn
Transport links[]
Yarra Trams operates one route via Newmarket station:
Gallery[]
Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2005
References[]
- ^ 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)
- ^ Newmarket Vicsig
- ^ a b 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. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1994. p. 218.
- ^ "Crumbling station building at Newmarket". Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Fears over demolition of Newmarket railway station - The Age
- ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "57 West Maribyrnong - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
External links[]
- Media related to Newmarket railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860
- Railway stations closed in 1864
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1871
- Flemington, Victoria