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Upwey Railway Station, Melbourne

Upwey railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves 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. It initially closed on 30 April 1954, then reopened on 19 February 1962.

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

History

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

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

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

Platforms and services

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  693 : Belgrave stationOakleigh station
  •  699 : to Belgrave station

References

  1. ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
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  5. ^ "Belgrave Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Upwey". Victorian Places. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  9. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "693 Belgrave - Oakleigh via Ferntree Gully & Brandon Park". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "699 Belgrave - Upwey". Public Transport Victoria.