Upwey railway station, Melbourne

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Upwey
PTV commuter rail station
2023-05-07 Upwey Train Station.jpg
Easbound view, with the station in the distance viewed from Morris Road overpass, May 2023
General information
Location Burwood Highway,
Upwey, Victoria 3158
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Australia
Coordinates 37°54′13″S145°19′53″E / 37.90364°S 145.33125°E / -37.90364; 145.33125
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Belgrave
Distance40.18 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (island)
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeUPW
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 June 1901;123 years ago (1901-06-03)
Closed30 April 1954
Rebuilt19 February 1962
17 March 1964
ElectrifiedFebruary 1962
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006203,223 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Flinders Street
Belgrave line Tecoma
towards Belgrave
Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Ringwood
Belgrave line
Shuttle services

Upwey railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Upwey in Victoria, Australia. Upwey is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 3 June 1901, with the current station provided in 1964. [4]

Contents

The station is a crossing loop in the middle of a six-kilometre section of single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave. [5]

History

Upwey station opened on 3 June 1901 [4] and, like the suburb itself, was named after the homestead Upwey, which was named by a local family who purchased the property in 1897. [6] [7] The name itself comes from Upwey in Dorset, England, which is located on the River Wey. [6] [7]

Upwey was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow-gauge line. On 30 April 1954, the station, along with the rest of the line, was closed to traffic. [4] On 19 February 1962, Upwey reopened, when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge and electrified. [4] [5] On 17 March 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the present day Platform 2 was brought into use. [4]

The 2010/2011 state budget allocated $83.7 million to upgrade Upwey to a premium station, [8] but plans were cancelled by the Baillieu Government in 2011. [9]

Platforms and services

Upwey has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains. [10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Upwey station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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