Roxburgh Park railway station

Roxburgh Park
Southbound view in September 2007
Location	Roxburgh Park
Coordinates	37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353Coordinates: 37°38′18″S 144°56′07″E / 37.6382°S 144.9353°E / -37.6382; 144.9353
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	22.00 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	275
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed station
Station code	RXP
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 September 2007
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Coolaroo toward Flinders Street Craigieburn line Craigieburn Terminus

Roxburgh Park railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Roxburgh Park, opening on 30 September 2007.

It was built just north of the site of the former Somerton station, which closed to passengers in 1960, however the adjacent goods yard and standard gauge crossing loop retains the Somerton name.

Roxburgh Park station was built as part of the extension of electrification from Broadmeadows to Craigieburn. The Craigieburn-bound line was slewed to the west to permit an island platform to be built between the two tracks of the broad gauge main line.

Somerton opened to traffic as a single platform on 15 May 1881. In 1889, Somerton became a junction, when what is now the Upfield line was opened from North Melbourne northwards though Coburg. This line was closed to traffic from the Somerton end in 1903. The line though Coburg, then terminating at Fawkner, was reopened in 1928, but no junction was provided at Somerton, instead the A.E.C. railmotor that operated the service used a turntable to the south of the station. This situation remained until 1956, when the line from Fawkner was again closed.

The next change involved freight services. In 1959, the line from Somerton to Upfield was reopened for freight traffic, to serve the Ford Motor Company factory, with suburban services extended to Upfield from the city side. On 6 December 1960, Somerton was closed to passengers, but additional freight sidings were provided in the Somerton area throughout the 1960s.