Upfield railway station

Upfield
Northbound view of the station platform, June 2019
General information
Location	Barry Road, Campbellfield, Victoria 3061 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°39′58″S144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E / -37.6660; 144.9468
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Upfield
Distance	18.86 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	25
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step-free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	UFD
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889;136 years ago (1889-10-08)
Closed	5 May 1956
Rebuilt	17 August 1959 1963–1964
Electrified	August 1959 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	North Campbellfield (1889–1959)
Passengers
2005–2006	291,252 [1]

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

Track layout
Legend to Gowrie Barry Road 1 Merlynston Creek End of electrification End of Metro lease to Ford Sidings to Union Steel Pty. Ltd. Siding to Kauri Timber Co. Ltd. Siding Visy Board Access Road to Roxburgh Park broad gauge standard gauge dual gauge This diagram: view talk edit

Location

Upfield railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Campbellfield in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The station was opened as North Campbellfield on 8 October 1889 and was first closed on 13 July 1903. It was reopened on 5 March 1928 and was closed again on 5 May 1956. It was reopened yet again on 17 August 1959 and renamed Upfield. ^{[4] [5]}

History

The original station on the site was opened when the railway from Coburg was extended to Somerton in October 1889. ^[4] In 1959, the line from Fawkner to Somerton was reopened and electrified as far as Upfield, especially to serve workers at the nearby Ford factory. The name of the station comes from the open country in the area at the time of its 1959 reopening. ^{[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 2013 PTV Network Development Plan, the section of the line between Upfield and Roxburgh Park was to be reinstated, and was to include a flyover across the North East standard gauge line. That would allow V/Line Seymour services 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 and is served by Upfield line trains. ^[15]

Current

Upfield platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type	Notes
1	Upfield line	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations

Transport links

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

•  531 : to North Coburg ^[16]
•  532 : Craigieburn station – Broadmeadows station ^[17]

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

•  540 : to Broadmeadows station ^[18]

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Upfield". vicsig.net. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. "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

• Media related to Upfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au