Upfield railway station

Upfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the locality of Upfield, in the suburb of Campbellfield, at the terminus of the Upfield railway line. Upfield is classed as a Premium Station and is in Myki Zone 2.

Station overview

Facilities

Upfield is located at the northern end of the Barry Road level crossing, which provides station access.

There is only a single rail track at the station, which consists of one side platform. There is a large weatherboard building at the Flinders Street end, with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. A Myki card vending machine is located inside the waiting room. A stabling yard is situated just beyond 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 north from the station to Somerton, but is blocked by the stabling yard.

Despite always being staffed, the station was not given "Premium" status until December 2007, with funding made available by the Victorian Government "Meeting Our Transport Challenges" program of 2006.^[2]

The former Campbellfield Station was located between Upfield and Gowrie stations.

Platforms

Platform 1:

• Upfield line - terminating services; all stations services returning to Flinders Street.

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