Upwey railway station is located on the Belgrave line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Upwey, and opened on 3 June 1901.[1]

Upwey
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view of Platform 2 in April 2006
General information
Location	Burwood Highway, Upwey, Victoria 3158 Shire of Yarra Ranges Australia
Coordinates	37°54′13″S 145°19′53″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Belgrave
Distance	40.18 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	UPW
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	3 June 1901; 121 years ago (1901-06-03)
Closed	30 April 1954
Rebuilt	19 February 1962 17 March 1964
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (February 1962)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Upper Ferntree Gully towards Flinders Street Belgrave line Tecoma towards Belgrave Upper Ferntree Gully towards Ringwood Belgrave line Shuttle services
Track layout Legend to Upper Ferntree Gully 1 2 to Tecoma

The station is a crossing loop in the middle of a six-kilometre section of single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations. It was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow-gauge line. The station, along with the rest of the line, closed on 30 April 1954. It reopened on 19 February 1962, when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge.[1] The current island platform was provided on 17 March 1964, when the present day Platform 2 was brought into use.[1]

Platforms and services

Upwey has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[2]

Platforms 1:

•  Belgrave line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street and Ringwood

Platforms 2:

•  Belgrave line  all stations services to Belgrave

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Upwey station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  693 : Belgrave station – Oakleigh station[3]
•  699 : to Belgrave station[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Upwey railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au