Brunswick railway station, Melbourne

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Brunswick
Station information

Code	BWK
Distance from Flinders St	8.5 km
Line	Upfield
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	Zone 1

Entrance to Brunswick station showing bicycle trail on right.

Brunswick is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Brunswick, on the Upfield railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.

Brunswick station is unmanned.

1 Location
2 Facilities
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Location

The station is located at the southern end of the Victoria Street level crossing and the northern end of the Albert Street level crossing. Tram route 19 is a short walk from the station, on Sydney Road.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a large red brick building while platform 2 contains a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A disused signal box is located at the DOWN end of the station. When the Host Station service was first announced, Brunswick was announced to be a host station in early media advertisements. However as of 2006 Brunswick has yet to become a host station.

Both platforms can be accessed via Victoria Street and Albert Street.