Upwey railway station, Melbourne

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Upwey
Station information

Code	UPW
Distance from Flinders St	39 km
Line	Belgrave
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unstaffed Station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	Link
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	2

Entrance to Upwey's platforms

Upwey is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Upwey, on the Belgrave railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2. Trains to and from Belgrave cross here due to the single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.

Upwey station is unmanned.

[edit] Location

The station is located between the Burwood Highway and Main Street. Shops are located near the station.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format. The island platform contains a large pebblemix building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the island platform, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A subway are located underneath the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via Burwood Highway and Main Street.

[edit] History

Upwey station originally opened on Monday, 3rd June 1901. The station was formally one of the stations on the Upper Ferntree Gully - Gembrook narrow gauge line, one of the narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways until 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to Broad Gauge.