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Melton railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Melton, and opened on 2 April 1884.[1]

Melton
PTV regional rail station
Station building on Platform 2 in August 2006
General information
Location	Staughton Street, Melton South, Victoria 3338 City of Melton Australia
Coordinates	37°42′12″S 144°34′21″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	V/Line
Line(s)	Serviceton
Distance	37.32 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	167
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Staffed
Station code	MEL
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	2 April 1884; 138 years ago (1884-04-02)
Services
Preceding station V/Line Following station Cobblebank towards Southern Cross Ballarat line Bacchus Marsh towards Wendouree Ballarat line (Melton line) Bacchus Marsh Terminus Terminus Ararat line Bacchus Marsh towards Ararat

History

Melton station opened on 2 April 1884, when the line from Braybrook Junction opened. The tracks were was extended westward to Parwan in 1886 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.[2]

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the Exford Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction of the station,[1] with boom barriers provided in 1990.[1]

In 1987, the yard was rationalised to be purely a main line and crossing loop, but it was not until 1991 that the second platform was added.[3] In 1998, the station building was refurbished.

As part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signals was transferred to the Ballarat signal box in 2005.[4] Melton station still retains the lever frame for historical purposes.

In 2018, as part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18km of track was duplicated between Deer Park West and Melton.[5][6] It was provided in late 2019, coinciding with the opening of Cobblebank station.[1][7][8]

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan railway network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018.[9]

Announced in October 2022, Melton station will be lowered to remove four level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline will be released closer to 2028.[10]

Platforms and services

Melton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.[11][12]

Platform 1:

•  Ballarat line  services to Southern Cross
•  Ararat line  services to Southern Cross

Platform 2:

•  Ballarat line  services to Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree
•  Ararat line  services to Ararat

Transport links

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

•  453 : to Melton[13]
•  454 : to Cobblebank station[14]
•  455 : to Micasa Rise/Roslyn Park (Harkness)[15]
•  457 : to Melton[16]
•  458 : to Kurunjang[17]
•  459 : to Arnolds Creek (Melton West)[18]

References

External links

• Victorian Railway Stations gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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