Flemington Bridge railway station

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Flemington Bridge
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Northbound view from Platform 1, December 2021
General information
LocationBoundary Road,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051
City of Melbourne
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates 37°47′18″S144°56′22″E / 37.7882°S 144.9394°E / -37.7882; 144.9394
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Upfield
Distance4.06 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne tram logo.svg Tram
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleNo (steep ramp)
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeFBD
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 April 1885;139 years ago (1885-04-10)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFlemington (1885)
Passengers
2005–2006109,888 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Macaulay
towards Flinders Street
Upfield line Royal Park
towards Upfield
Track layout
Legend
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Flemington Bridge railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-northern suburb of Flemington, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Flemington Bridge station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 10 April 1885. [4]

Contents

Initially opened as Flemington, the station was given its current name of Flemington Bridge on 3 December 1885.

The station is located on an embankment between the Mount Alexander Road and Racecourse Road rail overpasses. An overpass on the CityLink tollway is located a short distance west of the station.

History

The station opened seven months after the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg, [4] and was named after the nearby bridge on Flemington Road that passes over the Moonee Ponds Creek. [5] [6] Originally built in 1851, to improve the connection for gold prospectors travelling to the Bendigo goldfields, [5] the bridge was named Mains Bridge, after James Patrick Mains, a well-known contractor. [6] It was later renamed Flemington Road Bridge, before being shortened to Flemington Bridge. [6]

In 1886, permanent station buildings were erected at the station, with timber stairs leading to Boundary and Mount Alexander Roads. [7]

In 1891, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended the construction of a spur line from Flemington Bridge to Pascoe Vale, to relieve crowding on the Essendon line at peak times, as well as providing a shorter alternative route to the city, following the route of what is now CityLink. The committee estimated the single track line would cost £93,000 to build, but recommended that only £30,000 be spent, with the remainder to be made up by donated land. However, the proposal was not taken up by government. [7]

In 1944, the current station buildings, with asbestos cement roofs, were provided and, at the same time, the stairs were replaced by asphalted ramps. [7]

In 1997, to allow construction of an elevated section of CityLink between Flemington Bridge and North Melbourne, a temporary crossover was provided near the Mount Alexander Road bridge, to allow Upfield line trains to terminate, [8] and passengers were shuttled by bus to Newmarket station to continue their journey.

Platforms and services

Flemington Bridge has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains. [9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Flemington Bridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Flemington Bridge station:

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