Upfield railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrifiedUpfield 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]
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]
^"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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Media related to Upfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Melway map at street-directory.com.au
January 01, 1970
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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 UpfieldPTV commuter rail stationNorthbound view June 2019General informationLocationBarry Road Campbellfield Victoria 3061City of HumeAustraliaCoordinates37 39 58 S 144 56 48 E 37 6660 S 144 9468 E 37 6660 144 9468Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s UpfieldDistance18 86 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking25Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes step free accessOther informationStatusOperational premium stationStation codeUFDFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened8 October 1889 134 years ago 1889 10 08 Closed5 May 1956Rebuilt17 August 19591963 1964ElectrifiedAugust 1959 1500 V DC overhead Previous namesNorth Campbellfield 1889 1959 Passengers2005 2006291 252 1 2006 2007331 504 1 13 82 2007 2008329 370 1 0 64 2008 2009369 930 2 12 31 2009 2010390 478 2 5 55 2010 2011344 048 2 11 9 2011 2012318 588 2 7 4 2012 2013Not measured 2 2013 2014261 057 2 18 06 2014 2015257 659 1 1 3 2015 2016295 726 2 14 77 2016 2017290 940 2 1 62 2017 2018278 122 2 4 41 2018 2019366 300 2 31 7 2019 2020284 700 2 22 28 2020 2021147 300 2 48 3 2021 2022185 850 3 26 17 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following station Gowrietowards Flinders Street Upfield line TerminusFormer servicesPreceding station Disused railways Following station Campbellfield Upfield Somerton link Somerton List of closed railway stations in Melbourne Track layoutLegend to Gowrie Barry Road 1 Merlynston Creek End of electrification End of Metro lease to Ford Sidings to Union SteelPty Ltd Siding to Kauri TimberCo Ltd Siding Visy Board Access Road to Roxburgh Park broad gauge standard gauge dual gauge This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and services 3 Transport links 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 editUpfield has one side platform It is served by Upfield line trains 15 Platform 1 Upfield line all stations services to Flinders StreetTransport links editBroadmeadows 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 edit a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005 2006 to 2018 19 Department of Transport a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008 2021 Philip Mallis Annual metropolitan train station patronage station entries Data Vic a b c d e f Upfield vicsig net Retrieved 5 February 2023 a b 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 External links edit nbsp Media related to Upfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons Melway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Upfield railway station amp oldid 1219865383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
