Upfield-bound Siemens train at Brunswick, November 2014.
Overview
Service type
Commuter rail
System
Melbourne railway network
Status
Operational
Locale
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor
Coburg (1884–1889)
Somerton (1889–1903)
Coburg (1903–1914)
Fawkner † (1906–1914)
Fawkner (1914–1920)
Fawkner ^ (1920–1959)
Somerton § (1928–1956)
^ are electric services
† cemetery traffic only
§ railmotor service
First service
9 September 1884; 139 years ago (1884-09-09)
Current operator(s)
Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1884–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
MTA (The Met) (1983–1989)
PTC (The Met) (1989–1998)
Bayside Trains (1998–1999)
M>Train (1999–2004)
Connex Melbourne (2004–2009)
Route
Termini
Flinders Street Upfield
Stops
19 (including City Loop stations)
Distance travelled
20.1 km (12.5 mi)
Average journey time
36 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency
15–20 minutes weekdays peak
20 minutes weekdays off-peak
20 minutes weekend daytime
30 minutes nights
60 minutes early weekend mornings
Line(s) used
Upfield
Technical
Rolling stock
Comeng
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification
1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)
VicTrack
Route map
Legend
h:mm
km
zone
0:00
0.0
Flinders Street
●●●●●●●●●●●●
1
1.4
Parliament
●●●●●●●●●
2.7
Melbourne Central
3.3
Flagstaff
0:04
1.2
Southern Cross
●
0:07
2.9
North Melbourne
●●●●●●●
0:10
4.5
Macaulay (under CityLink)
0:11
5.3
Flemington Bridge
■■
0:14
6.7
Royal Park
■
0:16
7.7
Jewell
■
0:17
8.5
Brunswick
■
0:19
9.3
Anstey
■
0:20
10.0
Moreland
■■
0:23
11.3
Coburg
■
1
0:24
12.5
Batman
■
1/2
0:26
13.7
Merlynston
0:28
14.5
Fawkner
1/2
0:31
16.0
Gowrie
2
0:36
20.1
Upfield
2
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km
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The Upfield line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fifth shortest metropolitan railway line at 20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Upfield station in the north, serving 19 stations via North Melbourne, Brunswick, Coburg, and Fawkner.[1] The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 20–30 minutes during off-peak hours.[1] Trains on the Upfield line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng trainsets.
Services on the line began in 1884 when a line opened from North Melbourne to Coburg.[2] In October 1889, it was extended to Somerton, with track, signalling, and other upgrade works taking place.[2] In 1961, the section from Upfield to Somerton was closed, and remains this way into the 21st century.[3] Operations on the Upfield line were in serious doubt in the late 1980s and early 1990s with proposals for the line to be converted into a light rail line or a full closure.[3][4]
With the future of the rail line secured, and patronage growth in the 2000s, infrastructure upgrades have been made to the Upfield line. Works have included replacing sleepers, upgrading signalling technology, the removal of level crossings, the introduction of new rolling stock, and station accessibility upgrades.[5] The 2018 Victorian Rail Plan identified the need to reopen the rail line between Upfield and Roxburgh Park, and route regional and metropolitan services through an extension of the line in the near future.[6]
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