Upfield railway station

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Upfield
Upfield
PTV commuter rail station
	Northbound view of station platform and building, 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
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	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;134 years ago
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

Last updated May 07, 2024

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

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 station originally 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 provided.^[8] In 1965, flashing light signals were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.^[4]

A train stabling yard, which was provided in 1997, is located north of the station.^[9] Also in that year, a signal panel was provided.^[4] In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, as part of the 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:

Upfield line all stations services to Flinders Street

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]

Related Research Articles

Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the 2021 census.

Somerton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km (13 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Somerton recorded a population of 6 at the 2021 census.

Essendon railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon, and it opened on 1 November 1860.

Strathmore railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Essendon, and opened on 28 October 1890 as North Essendon. It was renamed Strathmore on 1 March 1955.

Oak Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Oak Park, and opened on 13 August 1956.

Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 24 January 1887.

Broadmeadows railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows, and opened on 1 February 1873.

Macaulay railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner northern Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne, and it opened on 1 December 1887 as Macaulay Road. It was renamed Macaulay on 1 May 1909.

Flemington Bridge railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the inner-northern Melbourne suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne, and opened on 10 April 1885 as Flemington. It was renamed Flemington Bridge on 3 December of that year.

Royal Park railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville, and it opened on 9 September 1884.

Coburg railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of the same name and opened on 9 September 1884.

Batman railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Bell Park. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 1 October 1914 as Batman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merlynston railway station</span> Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Merlynston railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg North and opened on 8 October 1889 as North Coburg. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 1 October 1914. On 6 February 1922, it was renamed Merlynston.

Fawkner railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Hadfield and Fawkner the station opened on 8 October 1889 as Fawkner. It closed on 13 July 1903, and reopened on 12 December 1906 as Fawkner Cemetery. It was renamed Fawkner in 1914.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gowrie railway station</span> Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Gowrie railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Fawkner and opened on 17 May 1965.

Craigieburn railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of the same name, and opened on 22 July 1872.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upfield line</span> Passenger rail service in Melbourne, Australia

The Upfield line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fifth shortest metropolitan railway line at 20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Upfield station in the north, serving 19 stations via North Melbourne, Brunswick, Coburg, and Fawkner. The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Upfield line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng or Siemens Nexas trainsets.

Upfield is a small residential and industrial locality 17 km away from the central business district in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia situated in the suburb of Campbellfield. It is in the local government area of the City of Hume. The name is descriptive of the area's open country.

Coolaroo railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coolaroo, and it opened on 6 June 2010.

Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, and opened on 21 September 2007.

References

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

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[patronage2005-2015-1] 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[VicsigUpfield-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Upfield". vicsig.net. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[theage-5] 1 2 "Trains to New Upfield Station". The Age . 14 August 1959. p. 3.

[vpupfield-6] "Upfield". Victorian Places. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[heraldsun-7] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[divisionaldiarynov63-8] "New Works, Closures, Tenders, Etc". Divisional Diary . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1963. p. 10.

[VRHistory-9] Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh – Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[somersault-10] Andrew Waugh (May 2000). "Upfield". Somersault. Signalling Record Society (Victoria). pp. 47–52.

[newsrailjan03-11] "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. 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

[signalbox-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.

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