Flemington Bridge railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Melbourne, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Flemington Bridge

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Flemington Bridge Northbound View.JPG

| caption = Northbound view from Platform 1, December 2021

| address = Boundary Road,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051

| borough = City of Melbourne
City of Moonee Valley

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-37.7882|144.9394|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 4.06 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Upfield|croute}}

| other = {{plainlist|

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| structure = Elevated

| platform = 2 side

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| tracks = 2

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| opened = {{start date and age|1885|04|10|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = December 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)

| accessible = No (steep ramp)

| code = FBD

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| zone = Myki Zone 1

| status = Operational, unstaffed

| former = Flemington (1885)

| passengers =

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{{Rail pass box|passengers = 109,888[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEcNOel8EBciHQX8H4F5aWiKdc-DpF3V/view Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19] Department of Transport|pass_year = 2005–2006}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 129,246|pass_year = 2006–2007|pass_percent = 17.61}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 140,339|pass_year = 2007–2008|pass_percent = 8.58}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 164,718[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2008–2009|pass_percent = 17.37}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 176,879|pass_year = 2009–2010|pass_percent = 7.38}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 194,221|pass_year = 2010–2011|pass_percent = 9.8}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 209,958|pass_year = 2011–2012|pass_percent = 8.1}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = Not measured|pass_year = 2012–2013}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 227,614|pass_year = 2013–2014|pass_percent = 8.41}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 240,218|pass_year = 2014–2015|pass_percent = 5.53}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 254,264|pass_year = 2015–2016|pass_percent = 5.84}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 290,732|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = 14.34}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 280,952|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = -3.36}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 286,650|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 2.03}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 225,150|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -21.45}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 94,250|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -58.1}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 123,300[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = 30.82}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Upfield|left=Macaulay|right=Royal Park}}

| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1069 Public Transport Victoria]

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Flemington Bridge railway station is a commuter railway station on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the inner-northern suburb of Flemington, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 10 April 1885.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Flemington-Bridge|title=Flemington Bridge|website=vicsig.net|access-date=10 February 2023}} Initially, the station was called Flemington, and was given its current name on 3 December 1885.

The station is located on an embankment between the Mount Alexander Road and Racecourse Road rail overpasses. An overpass on the CityLink tollway is a short distance west of the station.

History

The station opened seven months after the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg, and was named after the bridge on nearby Flemington Road that crosses the Moonee Ponds Creek.{{cite web |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/flemington |title=Flemington |publisher=Victorian Places |accessdate=25 December 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://esshissoc.org.au/localhistory/placenames/ |title=Place Names |publisher=Essendon Historical Society |accessdate=25 December 2022}} Originally built in 1851, to improve the connection for gold prospectors travelling to the Bendigo goldfields, the bridge was named Mains Bridge, after James Patrick Mains, a well-known contractor. It was renamed Flemington Road Bridge, before being shortened to Flemington Bridge.

In 1886, permanent station buildings were erected at the station, with timber stairs leading to Boundary and Mount Alexander Roads.{{cite book |first1=Jon |last1=Saul |first2=Wendy |last2=Moore |title=Down the line to Upfield |publisher=Coburg Public Transport Group |date=May 1990}}

In 1891, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended the construction of a spur line from Flemington Bridge to Pascoe Vale, to relieve crowding on the Essendon line at peak times, as well as providing a shorter alternative route to the city, following the route of what is now CityLink. The committee estimated the single track line would cost £93,000 to build, but recommended that only £30,000 be spent, with the remainder to be made up by donated land. However, the proposal was not taken up by government.

In 1944, the current station buildings, with asbestos cement roofs, were provided and, at the same time, the stairs were replaced by asphalted ramps.

In 1997, to allow construction of an elevated section of CityLink between Flemington Bridge and North Melbourne, a temporary crossover was provided near the Mount Alexander Road bridge, to allow Upfield line trains to terminate,{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Waugh |url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/T1997.PDF |title=VR History by Andrew Waugh – Upfield Line |publisher=VR History.com |accessdate=24 February 2009}} and passengers were shuttled by bus to Newmarket station to continue their journey.

Platforms and services

Flemington Bridge has two side platforms and is served by Upfield line trains.{{cite PTV route|Upfield|mode=train}}

Platform 1:

  • {{RouteBox|Upfield line|Upfield line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}}|black}} all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

  • {{RouteBox|Upfield line|Upfield line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}}|black}} all stations services to Upfield

Gallery

File:Flemington-Bridge-Station-Melbourne.jpg|Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2005

References

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