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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.[4]

The station is a crossing loop in the middle of a six-kilometre section of single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.[5]

History

Upwey station opened on 3 June 1901[4] and, like the suburb itself, was named after the homestead Upwey, which was named by a local family who purchased the property in 1897.[6][7] The name itself comes from Upwey in Dorset, England, which is located on the River Wey.[6][7]

Upwey was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow-gauge line. On 30 April 1954, the station, along with the rest of the line, was closed to traffic.[4] On 19 February 1962, Upwey reopened, when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge and electrified.[4][5] On 17 March 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the present day Platform 2 was brought into use.[4]

The 2010/2011 state budget allocated $83.7 million to upgrade Upwey to a premium station,[8] but plans were cancelled by the Baillieu Government in 2011.[9]

Platforms and services

Upwey has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  • Westbound view of Platform 2 from station concourse, April 2006
    Westbound view of Platform 2 from station concourse, April 2006

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Upwey". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Belgrave Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Upwey". Victorian Places. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b 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.