Upfield Railway Station
Initially opened as North Campbellfield, the station was given its current name of Upfield on 17 August 1959.
History
The original station on the site opened when the railway from Coburg was extended to Somerton in 1889. 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. The name of the station comes from the open country in the area at the time of its 1959 opening.
During 1963–1964, the present station building was constructed. In 1965, flashing light signals were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.
There is a train stabling yard north of the station, which opened in 1997. Also in that year, a signal panel was installed. In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, as part of upgrade works along the Upfield line.
During 2002–2003, the station was refurbished and, in December 2007, Upfield was upgraded to a premium station. In 2011, an extra stabling siding (Siding "A") was provided.
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.
On 30 June 2019, the Upfield signal panel was abolished, and control was transferred to Metrol.
Platforms and services
Upfield has one side platform. It is served by Upfield line trains.
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
- 532 : Craigieburn station – Broadmeadows station
Dysons operates one bus route to and from Upfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 540 : to Broadmeadows station
References
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
- ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ "Trains to New Upfield Station". The Age. 14 August 1959. p. 3.
- ^ "Upfield". vicsig.net. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "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 (Victorian Division). 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 (Victorian Division). 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
Media related to Upfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
