Melton_railway_station,_Victoria

Melton railway station, Melbourne

Melton railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

Melton railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the western Melbourne suburb of Melton South, and opened on 2 April 1884.[2]

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History

Melton station opened when the railway line from Braybrook Junction was extended. Like the town itself, the station was named after Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.[3][4]

In 1886, the line was extended westward to Parwan and, being on a single track section, the station was the site of a crossing loop from that time. By 1889, the station had an interlocked signal box, single passenger platform, and a three-road yard. There was a goods shed opposite the passenger platform.[5]

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the Exford Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station.[2] with boom barriers provided in 1990.[2]

In 1987, the yard was rationalised and became just a main line and crossing loop. In 1991, a second platform was added.[6] In 1998, the station building was refurbished.

In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signals was transferred to the Ballarat signal box.[7] The station retains the lever frame for historical purposes.

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station is set to be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan.[8]

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18 km of track was duplicated between the Deer Park West junction and Melton.[9][10] The duplication was completed in late 2019, coinciding with the opening of Cobblebank.[2][11][12]

On 6 October 2022, it was announced that four level crossings will be removed and Melton station will be rebuilt. Initially, it was announced that all four level crossing were going to be removed in 2028, but in June 2023, it was fast tracked for removal in 2026.[13][14] Initially, Level Crossing Removal Project announced that Melton station will be lowered, but then, it was announced that it will be built rail-over-road. On 23 March 2024, early concept designs for Melton station were released.[15]

Platforms and services

Melton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[16][17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transit Systems Victoria operates six bus routes to and from Melton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  453 : to Melton[18]
  •  454 : to Cobblebank station[19]
  •  455 : to Micasa Rise/Roslyn Park (Harkness)[20]
  •  457 : to Melton[21]
  •  458 : to Kurunjang[22]
  •  459 : to Arnolds Creek (Melton West)[23]

References

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    Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
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    "Melton". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    "Victorian Station Histories - Melton" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
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    "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). October 1991. p. 338.
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    "Melton - Interlocking Information". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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    Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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    "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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    "Cobblebank Station opening community event". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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    "Celebrating Cobblebank Station opening". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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    Build, Victoria’s Big (6 October 2022). "Making Melton level crossing-free". Victoria’s Big Build. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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    "Fast-tracking level crossing removals". Victoria’s Big Build. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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    "New Melton Station designs as part of massive upgrades". Victoria’s Big Build. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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    Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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    Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
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    "453 Melton - Melton Station via Brookfield". Public Transport Victoria.
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    454 Melton Station to Cobblebank Station Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
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    "455 Micasa Rise-Roslyn Park - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
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    "457 Melton - Melton Station via Melton West". Public Transport Victoria.
  22. [22]
    "458 Kurunjang - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  23. [23]
    "459 Arnolds Creek to Melton Station via Westlake". Public Transport Victoria.
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