Newmarket railway station, Melbourne

Newmarket railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Flemington. It opened on 1 November 1860, as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[2][3]

Newmarket
Commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1
LocationPin Oak Crescent, Flemington
Coordinates37°47′14″S 144°55′44″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance4.30 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeNKT
Fare zone1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009)0.855 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010)0.840 million[1]  1.75%
Passengers (2010-2011)0.850 million[1]  1.19%
Passengers (2011-2012)0.785 million[1]  7.65%
Passengers (2012-2013)Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014)0.855 million[1]  8.92%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Kensington
Craigieburn line
Ascot Vale
towards Craigieburn

History

A permanent station building was built in 1886, with the present buildings provided in 1925. The bridge over Racecourse Road is the third on the site. Interlocking and a signal box, for the Flemington Racecourse line junction, were brought into use in 1880, and became remotely controlled from Kensington in 1969.[3]

The station was used during construction of CityLink in 1997/1998, for passengers to shuttle to and from Flemington Bridge station, on the Upfield line, due to trains not running between Flemington Bridge and North Melbourne, and the temporary closure of Macaulay station. This was to allow elevated roads, linking the West Gate Freeway and the Tullamarine Freeway, to be constructed.

More recently, it became obvious that structural problems were affecting the building on Platform 1, which is elevated and on concrete piers, on which cracks and concrete cancer were evident. The retaining wall at the back of the platform was also exhibiting extensive concrete cancer. Metal props were inserted to shore up the piers, and the cantilevered awning over the platform was demolished, and replaced by a temporary timber structure. Half of the large ramp from street level to the station entrance was removed, partly to allow three steel straps to be bolted to the outside of the building, to support the wall.[4] Parts of the building were eventually demolished in 2014.[5]

Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations run through the station, but do not stop, with signs on the platform advising passengers of the fact. The junction for the Flemington Racecourse line is located immediately north of the station.

Platforms & services

Newmarket has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Newmarket station:

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Newmarket Vicsig
  3. 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. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  4. "Crumbling station building at Newmarket". Wongm's Rail Gallery. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. Fears over demolition of Newmarket railway station - The Age
  6. "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "57 West Maribyrnong - Flinders Street Station & City". Public Transport Victoria.
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