Upfield railway station

Upfield station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Upfield line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Campbellfield in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The station was opened as North Campbellfield on 8 October 1889 and was first closed on 13 July 1903. It was reopened on 5 March 1928 and was closed again on 5 May 1956. It was reopened yet again on 17 August 1959 and renamed Upfield.

History

The original station on the site was opened when the railway from Coburg was extended to Somerton in October 1889. In 1959, the line from Fawkner to Somerton was reopened and electrified as far as Upfield, especially to serve workers at the nearby Ford factory. The name of the station comes from the open country in the area at the time of its 1959 reopening.
During 1963–1964, the present station building was constructed. In 1965, flashing light signals were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station.
There is a train stabling yard north of the station, which opened in 1997. Also in that year, a signal panel was installed. In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the Barry Road level crossing, as part of upgrade works along the Upfield line.
During 2002–2003, the station was refurbished and, in December 2007, Upfield was upgraded to a premium station. In 2011, an extra stabling siding was provided.
Under the 2013 PTV Network Development Plan, the section of the line between Upfield and Roxburgh Park was to be reinstated, and was to include a flyover across the North East standard gauge line. That would allow V/Line Seymour services to operate via Upfield, and would facilitate the eventual electrification of the line to Wallan.
On 30 June 2019, the Upfield signal panel was abolished, and control was transferred to Metrol.

Upfield has one side platform and is served by Upfield line trains.

Broadmeadows Bus Service operates two routes via Upfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Dysons operates one bus route to and from Upfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: