Melton railway station, Melbourne

Melton railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the outer Melbourne satellite city of Melton.[1] The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.[2]

Melton
Platform 1 station building
LocationStaughton Street, Melton South
Coordinates37°42′12″S 144°34′21″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byV/Line
Line(s)Serviceton
Distance37.32 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking167
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusHost Station
Station codeMEL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1884
Services
Preceding station   V/Line   Following station
Serviceton line
Bacchus Marsh
towards Wendouree or Ararat

History

Melton station opened on 2 April 1884, when the line from Braybrook Junction opened. The line was extended westward to Parwan in 1886, and being on a single track section, the station served as a crossing loop from this time. By 1889, the station had an interlocked signal box, single passenger platform, and a three road yard. A goods shed also existed across from the passenger platform.[3]

In 1987, the yard was rationalised to main line and crossing loop, but it was not until 1991 that the second platform was added.[4] 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.[5] Melton station still retains the lever frame for historical purposes.

Platforms & services

Melton has two side platforms. It is serviced by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line services.[6][7] Platform 1 is located on the main line, and is used by most trains. Platform 2 is located on a crossing loop. Trains up to 125 metres long may cross at the station, with a 245-metre-long dead end siding existing at the western (Down) end of the station.[8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ballarat line upgrade

The Victoria Government's Regional Rail Revival Ballarat Line Upgrade[9][10] includes duplication from Deer Park west to Melton in 2018-19.

The station will eventually become part of the metropolitan network under the Western Rail Plan, announced by the Andrews government in 2018.[11]

Sita Buslines operates five routes to and from Melton station:

Dysons operates one route via Melton station:

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gollark: And you would be disincentivized to hold stock in things, too.
gollark: Hmm. Did you *know* they were going to do that?
gollark: If limited liability was gone, investment in risky things/startups/new businesses/whatever *would* go down a lot, which I think is bad.
gollark: Not so risky that you could lose an *unknowable* amount of money.

References
  1. Melton Vicsig
  2. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Victorian Station Histories - Melton" (PDF). www.vrhistory.com. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1991. p. 338.
  5. Melton - Interlocking Information Vicsig
  6. Ballarat - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Ararat - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
  8. Train Operating Data: Southern Cross to Ararat V/Line 18 October 2013
  9. Minister for Public Transport (1 March 2017). "$518 Million Ballarat Line Upgrade Released To Market". Premier of Victoria website. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. "Ballarat Line Upgrade". Rail Projects Victoria. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. "A Real Plan For Fast Regional Rail And Metro Rail For The West". Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  12. "453 Melton - Melton Station via Brookfield". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "455 Micasa Rise-Roslyn Park - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "457 Melton - Melton Station via Melton West". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "458 Kurunjang - Melton Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "459 Arnolds Creek to Melton Station via Westlake". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "943 Night bus: Watergardens - Caroline Springs - Melton". Public Transport Victoria.
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