Upfield railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E / -37.6660; 144.9468Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)UpfieldDistance18.86 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking25Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step-free accessOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeUFDFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 October 1889; 134 years ago (1889-10-08)Closed5 May 1956Rebuilt17 August 1959
1963–1964ElectrifiedAugust 1959 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesNorth Campbellfield (1889–1959)Passengers2005–2006291,252[1]2006–2007331,504[1] Increase 13.82%2007–2008329,370[1] Decrease 0.64%2008–2009369,930[2] Increase 12.31%2009–2010390,478[2] Increase 5.55%2010–2011344,048[2] Decrease 11.9%2011–2012318,588[2] Decrease 7.4%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014261,057[2] Decrease 18.06%2014–2015257,659[1] Decrease 1.3%2015–2016295,726[2] Increase 14.77%2016–2017290,940[2] Decrease 1.62%2017–2018278,122[2] Decrease 4.41%2018–2019366,300[2] Increase 31.7%2019–2020284,700[2] Decrease 22.28%2020–2021147,300[2] Decrease 48.3%2021–2022185,850[3] Increase 26.17% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Gowrie Upfield line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Campbellfield   Upfield – Somerton link   Somerton
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Barry Road
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Merlynston Creek
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Pty. Ltd. Siding
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Kauri Timber
Co. Ltd. Siding
Visy Board Access Road
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Upfield railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Campbellfield. A station at the site opened on 8 October 1889 as North Campbellfield. It was closed on 13 July 1903, was reopened on 5 March 1928, and was closed again on 5 May 1956. On 17 August 1959 the current station opened as Upfield.[4][5]

History

The original station on the site opened when the railway from Coburg was extended to Somerton in 1889.[4] The current station was opened on 17 August 1959, especially to serve workers at the nearby Ford factory, with the line from Fawkner to Somerton being reopened and electrified as far as Upfield.[4][5] The name of the station comes from the open country in the area at the time of its 1959 opening.[6][7]

During 1963–1964, the present station building was constructed.[8] In 1965, flashing light signals were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[4]

There is a train stabling yard north of the station, which opened in 1997.[9] Also in that year, a signal panel was installed.[4] In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, as part of upgrade works along the Upfield line.[10]

During 2002–2003, the station was refurbished[11] and, in December 2007, Upfield was upgraded to a premium station.[12] In 2011, an extra stabling siding (Siding "A") was provided.[4]

Under the PTV Network Development Plan, released in 2013, the section of the line between Upfield and Roxburgh Park was to be reinstated, and would include a flyover across the North East standard gauge line. That would allow V/Line services to Seymour to operate via Upfield, and would facilitate the eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.[13]

On 30 June 2019, the Upfield signal panel was abolished, and control was transferred to Metrol.[14]

Platforms and services

Upfield has one side platform. It is served by Upfield line trains.[15]

Platform 1:

Transport links

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

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

  •  540 : to Broadmeadows station[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Upfield". vicsig.net. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Trains to New Upfield Station". The Age. 14 August 1959. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Upfield". Victorian Places. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ^ "New Works, Closures, Tenders, Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). November 1963. p. 10.
  9. ^ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh – Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ Andrew Waugh (May 2000). "Upfield". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). pp. 47–52.
  11. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 2003. p. 28.
  12. ^ "Premium Stations". Department of Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  13. ^ Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail Public Transport Victoria
  14. ^ "Upfield Signal Box (UFD)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows via Upfield Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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