Upfield railway station
Upfield | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Barry Road, Campbellfield | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Upfield | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.86 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 25 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | UFD | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1889 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 5 May 1956 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 May 1965 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Upfield railway station is the terminus of the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Campbellfield, opening 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 reopened again on 17 May 1965 as Upfield.[1]
The station was upgraded in 2002-2003,[2] and became a Premium station in December 2007.[3]
A stabling yard is located north of the station, which was provided in 1997.[4] The line previously continued to Somerton.
Platforms & services
Upfield has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Upfield line: terminating services to & from Flinders Street
Transport links
Broadmeadows Bus Service operate three routes via Upfield station:
- 531: to Coburg North[6]
- 532: Craigieburn station to Broadmeadows station[7]
- 540: to Broadmeadows station[8]
References
- ^ Upfield Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 28.
- ^ "Premium Stations". Department of Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Upfield Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 531 Upfield - North Coburg timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 540 Upfield - Broadmeadows timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Upfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
