Jewell railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code JWL
Distance from
Flinders St
7.7 km
Lines Upfield
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
Metlink profile Link
Metcard Zone Zone 1
Entrance to Jewell railway station.
Entrance to Jewell railway station.

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

Jewell station is unmanned.

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[edit] Location

The station is located at the southern end of the Union 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 goods shed is adjacent to platform 1, whilst a disused signal box is located at the DOWN end of the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via Union Street.

[edit] History

Jewell station originally opened on Tuesday, 9th September 1884 as South Brunswick. It was later renamed to Jewell in 1954.

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