Upfield railway station

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Upfield
PTV commuter rail station
Upfield Station (1).jpg
Northbound view in June 2019
LocationBarry Road, Campbellfield, Victoria 3061
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E / -37.6660; 144.9468Coordinates: 37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E / -37.6660; 144.9468
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance18.86 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeUFD
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889
Closed5 May 1956
Rebuilt17 August 1959
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesNorth Campbellfield
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Gowrie
towards Flinders Street
 Upfield line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Campbellfield   Upfield - Somerton link   Somerton
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Upfield railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Campbellfield, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as North Campbellfield. It closed on 13 July 1903, reopened on 5 March 1928, closed again on 5 May 1956, and was reopened again on 17 August 1959 as Upfield.[1]

A train stabling yard, which opened in 1997, is located north of the station.[2] An extra stabling siding (Siding A) was provided in 2011.[1]

Flashing light signals were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1965,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 1998, as part of the upgrade works along the Upfield line.

The station was upgraded in 2002-2003,[3] and was upgraded to a Premium Station in December 2007.[4]

The line originally continued to Somerton. Under the PTV Network Development Plan, released in 2013, that section of the line would be reinstated, and would include a flyover over the North East standard gauge line. That would allow Seymour V/Line services to run via Upfield, and would facilitate the eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.[5]

In 1997, a signal panel was provided at the station.[1] It was abolished on 30 June 2019, with control transferred to Metrol.[6]

Platforms and services[]

Upfield has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[7]

Platform 1:

Transport links[]

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Upfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  531 : to North Coburg[8]
  •  532 : Craigieburn station – Broadmeadows station[9]

Dysons operates one route to and from Upfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  540 : to Broadmeadows station[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Upfield Vicsig
  2. ^ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Premium Stations". Department of Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. ^ Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail Public Transport Victoria
  6. ^ Upfield Signal Box (UFD) Vicsig
  7. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows via Upfield Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo". Public Transport Victoria.

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