Upfield railway station

Upfield railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburbs of Campbellfield, Dallas, and Coolaroo and opened 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]

Upfield
LocationBarry Road, Campbellfield
Coordinates37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance18.86 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking25
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeUFD
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 October 1889
Closed5 May 1956
Rebuilt17 May 1965
ElectrifiedYes
Services
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  

The station was upgraded in 2002-2003,[2] and was classified as a Premium station in December 2007.[3]

A train stabling yard, which was opened in 1997, is located north of the station.[4]

The line originally continued to Somerton. Under the PTV Network Development Plan, released in 2013, that section of the line would be reinstated, and would include a flyover over the North East standard gauge line. That would allow Seymour V/Line services to run via Upfield, and would facilitate the eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.[5]

Platforms & services

Upfield has one platform. It is served by Metro Trains' Upfield line trains.[6]

Platform 1:

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

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

  • 540: to Broadmeadows station[9]

References
  1. Upfield Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2003. p. 28.
  3. "Premium Stations". Department of Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. Andrew Waugh. "VR History by Andrew Waugh - Upfield Line" (PDF). VR History. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail Public Transport Victoria
  6. "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "531 Upfield - North Coburg via Somerset Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "532 Craigieburn - Broadmeadows via Upfield Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo". Public Transport Victoria.
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