- Upfield railway station
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Upfield 
Station information Code UFD Distance from
Flinders Street20.1 km Operator Metro Trains Melbourne Lines Upfield # Platforms 1 # Tracks 3 Status Premium station Metlink profile Link Melway map Link Google map Link Metcard / Myki Zone 2 Upfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the locality of Upfield, in the suburb of Coolaroo, on the Upfield railway line. Upfield is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Contents
Station overview
Facilities
Upfield is located at the northern end of the Barry Road level crossing, which provides station access.
The station consists of one side platform, with a large weatherboard building at the Flinders Street end, with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki ticket vending machine. A stabling yard is situated at the down end (Somerton direction) of the station.
History
Upfield station opened on 8 October 1889 as North Campbellfield. The station closed in 1903, reopened in 1928, closed again in 1956 and reopened again in 1959 as Upfield.[1] A disused track extends to Somerton at the down end, but is blocked by the stabling yard.
Despite being always staffed, the station was not made a Premium Station until December 2007, with funding made available by the Victorian Government Public Transport and Liveability statement of May 2006.[2]
Platforms
Platform 1:
- Upfield line - terminating services; all stations services returning to Flinders Street.
References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Upfield
- ^ "Public transport - Premium Stations". www.doi.vic.gov.au. http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/036633AC857229CCCA256EF5000286DE?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
Station Navigation Metropolitan service Upfield line ← Previous Station Gowrie | End of suburban services Terminus Closed line Upfield - Somerton link ← Previous Station | Somerton Next Station → Entire metropolitan network Closed stations Campbellfield Station was located between Upfield and Gowrie stations. Coordinates: 37°39′58″S 144°56′48″E / 37.6660°S 144.9468°E
Categories:- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Premium Melbourne railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1889
- Melbourne rail transport stubs
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