Upwey railway station, Melbourne
Encyclopedia
Upwey is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, located in the suburb of Upwey
, on the Belgrave railway line. Upwey is unstaffed and is in Metcard
Zone 2.
and Main Street, with station access from both.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
, with a large pebblemix building at the Flinders Street
end of the station. A large Metcard
ticket vending 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. An underpass is situated at the Belgrave end of the station.
Upwey is a crossing loop
in the middle of a 6 km section of single track
between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.
Platform 2:
until 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to Broad Gauge
.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, located in the suburb of Upwey
Upwey, Victoria
Upwey is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Upwey had a population of 6,760.-History:...
, on the Belgrave railway line. Upwey is unstaffed and is in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 2.
Facilities
Upwey is located between the Burwood HighwayBurwood Highway
Burwood Highway is a major transportation link with Melbourne's eastern suburbs. It begins in the suburb of Kooyong, Melbourne at the junction of the Monash Freeway as Toorak Road between Monash Freeway and Warrigal Road, and finishes in Belgrave, Victoria in the Dandenong Ranges...
and Main Street, with station access from both.
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, with a large pebblemix building at the Flinders Street
Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...
end of the station. A large Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket vending 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. An underpass is situated at the Belgrave end of the station.
Upwey is a crossing loop
Passing loop
A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...
in the middle of a 6 km section of single track
Single track (rail)
A single track railway is where trains in both directions share the same track. Single track is normally used on lesser used rail lines, often branch lines, where the traffic density is not high enough to justify the cost of building double tracks....
between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.
Platforms and services
Platform 1:- Lilydale and Belgrave lines—all stations and limited stops services to Ringwood and Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Lilydale and Belgrave lines—all stations services to Belgrave
History
Upwey station opened on 3 June 1901. The station was formerly one of the stations on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow gauge line, one of the narrow gauge lines of the Victorian RailwaysNarrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways
The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia built a number of experimental narrow gauge railway lines around the beginning of the 20th century. Although all were closed by the early 1960s, parts of two have been reopened as heritage railways.- Background :A...
until 1962 when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to Broad Gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
.