North Melbourne railway station

This article is about the existing above-ground station. For the underground station under construction, see Arden railway station, Melbourne.

North Melbourne
Commuter and regional rail station
Station front in November 2009
Location	Railway Place, West Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°48′23″S 144°56′28″E / 37.8063°S 144.9411°E / -37.8063; 144.9411Coordinates: 37°48′23″S 144°56′28″E / 37.8063°S 144.9411°E / -37.8063; 144.9411
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains Melbourne
Line(s)	Craigieburn Flemington Racecourse (special events only) Sunbury Upfield Werribee Williamstown (weekdays only)
Distance	1.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	NME
Fare zone	1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	6 October 1859
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009)	0.686 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010)	0.845 million[1]  23.18%
Passengers (2010-2011)	1.091 million[1]  29.11%
Passengers (2011-2012)	1.258 million[1]  15.38%
Passengers (2012-2013)	Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014)	1.479 million[1]  14.94%
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Southern Cross Terminus Shepparton line Essendon towards Seymour or Shepparton Metro Trains Southern Cross or Flagstaff towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Kensington towards Craigieburn Upfield line Macaulay towards Upfield Sunbury line Footscray towards Sunbury Werribee line South Kensington towards Werribee Southern Cross towards Flinders Street Williamstown line South Kensington towards Williamstown Flemington Racecourse line Showgrounds towards Flemington Racecourse

North Melbourne railway station is located on the northern edge of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The station is a major interchange point with the Craigieburn, Flemington Racecourse, Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines all servicing the station. It opened on 6 October 1859,^[2][3] and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[4]

On 29 November 2017, the state government announced that, as part of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project, North Melbourne would be renamed West Melbourne, to better reflect its geographical location, and to allow a nearby new station to be named North Melbourne.^[5]

Contents

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  1 Station overview
  
  
  
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    1.1 Facilities
    
  
  
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    1.2 History
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Platforms & services
  


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  3 Transport links
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Station overview

Facilities

Schematic diagram of the station

Located in West Melbourne, the main station entrance is at the south end of the platforms at the intersection of Adderley and Dryburgh Streets. This building contains the main booking office, public toilets and a kiosk, with platform access via escalators and lifts. From the north end brick ramps links the platforms, and platforms 2 through 6 have heritage listed verandas and brick waiting rooms.

At the north end of the station are 1970s era brown brick buildings built over the former Dynon Road overpass, which contains public toilets and a former railway parcels office. Until November 2009 this building also housed the main exit to Ireland Street and Railway Place, along with the booking office and kiosk, until they were moved to the current concourse at the south end. The north end also has exit leading west to the Melbourne Yard rail freight terminal, which is not open to public access.^[6]

History

Construction work on the new southern concourse in February 2008

View from Platform 6 in May 2007

The first railway through the site of North Melbourne station was today's Williamstown line and the first section of the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company line (to Sunbury), both opened on 13 January 1859. The first passenger station with two platforms was opened on 6 December 1859, and the present six platform station was opened on 9 June 1886.^[7]

The new station was of free classical architecture, with red brick was used with cream brick banding, along with verandas and cast iron lace work.^[4] As built in 1886 North Melbourne had six platforms, with four platform buildings containing ladies toilets and a ladies waiting room. The main booking office, waiting room, and station master's office was located near the ramp to platform 1, and men's toilets and porters' offices were located under the ramps themselves.^[4]

The suburban train stabling yard near the station was opened in December 1973 as part of the City Loop project.^[8] The footbridge that links the sidings with the Macaulay maintenance centre also opened around this time.^[9] The washing plant and additional sidings in Melbourne Yard were made operational in May 1995, as part of the Jolimont Yard rationalisation.^[10]

The station buildings on the northern concourse were constructed in 1974,^[4] and in the 1980s as part of the construction works for the City Loop the ramps to Platforms 1 and 2 were altered, and the platform extended north.

It was upgraded to a Premium station on 19 July 1996.^[11]

In May 2006, it was announced that the station was to be redeveloped as part of a $36 million project.^[12] Work included a new main entrance at the southern end of the station with escalators, stairs and lifts installed for quicker access to other platforms and to help disabled passengers. Work started in May 2007 and was completed on 16 November 2009.^[13][14] To aid construction and avoid disruption to train passengers a crash deck was erected over the tracks, to permit trains to continue running normally underneath while building work continued overhead.^[3]

In March 2008 Sita Buslines' route 401 started operating from North Melbourne station to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne in Carlton and Parkville, enabling commuters to avoid travelling via the City Loop.^[15][16]

From December 2013, V/Line Geelong and Warrnambool services no longer stopped at the station, due to the opening of the first section of the Regional Rail Link between Southern Cross and South Kensington, which by-passed North Melbourne.^[17] On 11 July 2014, Ballarat, Ararat, Bendigo, Swan Hill and Echuca line services also ceased stopping at North Melbourne, having been switched to the Regional Rail Link tracks ^[18]

Platforms & services

Station platform in 2017

North Melbourne has six platforms.

Platform 1:

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  Upfield line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  


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  Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street


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  Flemington Racecourse line: services to Southern Cross during special events


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  Seymour line: V/Line services to Southern Cross
  


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  Shepparton line: V/Line services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

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  Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
  


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  Upfield line: all stations services to Upfield
  


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  Flemington Racecourse line: express services to Showgrounds and/or Flemington Racecourse during special events


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  Seymour line: V/Line services to Seymour
  


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  Shepparton line: V/Line services to Shepparton
  

Platform 3:

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  Sunbury line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  


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  Werribee line: weekend all stations services to Flinders Street
  


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  Seymour line V/Line Services to Southern cross
  

Platform 4:

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  Sunbury line: all stations and limited stops services to Sunbury
  

Platform 5:

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  Werribee line: weekday all stations services to Flinders Street
  


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  Craigieburn line: all stations services to Flinders Street


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  Williamstown line: weekday all stations services to Flinders Street


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  Flemington Racecourse line: all stations services to Flinders Street during special events

Platform 6:

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  Craigieburn line: all stations services to Craigieburn
  


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  Werribee line: all stations and limited stops services to Werribee
  


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  Williamstown line: weekday all stations and limited stops services to Williamstown
  


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  Flemington Racecourse line: express services to Showgrounds and/or Flemington Racecourse during special events

Transport links

Sita Buslines operates one route to and from North Melbourne station:

• 401: to University of Melbourne^[19]
  

References

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   ^ North Melbourne Vicsig
   


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   ^ ^ab North Melbourne Station Rail Geelong
   


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   ^ ^abcd "North Melbourne Railway Station Complex (listing VICH1582)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
   


5. 
   ^ Lillebuen, Steve; Jacks, Timna (29 November 2017). "Metro Tunnel: New train station names revealed". The Age. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
   


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   ^ Connex Melbourne (16 Oct 2009). "News: North Melbourne Station – Closure of footbridge". www.connexmelbourne.com.au. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
   


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   ^ Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
   


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   ^ SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 93. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
   


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   ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1974. p. 43.
   


10. 
    ^ Daryl Dedman (October 1998). "Farewell to Melbourne Yard". Newsrail. www.series567railvideo.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
    


11. 
    ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
    


12. 
    ^ "Station to get $36m revamp - Herald Sun". www.news.com.au. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
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    ^ "Public transport - Metropolitan railway station projects". www.doi.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
    


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    ^ Concrete Concepts Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
    


15. 
    ^ "Media Release: New Shuttle Service Provides Vital Link for Commuters". www.dpc.vic.gov.au. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
    


16. 
    ^ North Melbourne Shuttle Service a Hit with Commuters Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Minister for Public Transport 13 March 2008
    


17. 
    ^ Changes to Geelong line services from Sunday 22 December 2013 Public Transport Victoria
    


18. 
    ^ Major Regional Rail Link signalling works planned for June and July Premier of Victoria 13 June 2014
    


19. 
    ^ Route 401 North Melbourne Station - Melbourne University Loop via Royal Melbourne Hospital Public Transport Victoria
    

External links

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  Media related to North Melbourne railway station at Wikimedia Commons


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  Melway map at street-directory.com.au

v t e Public Transport Victoria railway stations
List of Melbourne railway stations List of regional railway stations in Victoria List of closed railway stations in Melbourne List of closed railway stations in Victoria
Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations Craigieburn Southern Cross Flinders Street Parliament Melbourne Central Flagstaff North Melbourne Kensington Newmarket (Showgrounds) (Flemington Racecourse) Ascot Vale Moonee Ponds Essendon Glenbervie Strathmore Pascoe Vale Oak Park Glenroy Jacana Broadmeadows Coolaroo Roxburgh Park Craigieburn Sunbury Southern Cross Flinders Street Parliament Melbourne Central Flagstaff North Melbourne Footscray Middle Footscray West Footscray Tottenham Sunshine Albion Ginifer St Albans Keilor Plains Watergardens Diggers Rest Sunbury Upfield Southern Cross Flinders Street Parliament Melbourne Central Flagstaff North Melbourne Macaulay Flemington Bridge Royal Park Jewell Brunswick Anstey Moreland Coburg Batman Merlynston Fawkner Gowrie Upfield Werribee (Flagstaff) (Melbourne Central) (Parliament) Flinders Street Southern Cross North Melbourne South Kensington Footscray Seddon Yarraville Spotswood Newport Seaholme Altona Westona Laverton Aircraft Williams Landing Hoppers Crossing Werribee Williamstown Flinders Street Southern Cross North Melbourne South Kensington Footscray Seddon Yarraville Spotswood Newport North Williamstown Williamstown Beach Williamstown
Frankston, Werribee & Williamstown   Lilydale, Belgrave, Alamein & Glen Waverley   Pakenham & Cranbourne   Sandringham   Mernda & Hurstbridge   Stony Point   Sunbury, Craigieburn & Upfield
V/Line services and stations North Eastern (Seymour) Southern Cross North Melbourne (Essendon) Broadmeadows Craigieburn Donnybrook Wallan Heathcote Junction Wandong Kilmore East Broadford Tallarook Seymour Nagambie Murchison East Mooroopna Shepparton Avenel Euroa Violet Town Benalla Wangaratta Springhurst Chiltern Wodonga Albury
Eastern (Gippsland)   North Eastern (Seymour)   Northern (Bendigo)   South Western (Geelong)   Western (Ballarat)
Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service

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