Upfield railway line
| Upfield | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Melbourne suburban service | ||
| System | Metro Trains Melbourne | ||
| Former connections | North East Line (Upfield-Somerton link) | ||
| Stations | 14 | ||
| Services | Stops all stations; early morning weekend services skip Southern Cross. Weekday morning and weekend services run clockwise, while weekday afternoon services run anticlockwise, through the City Loop. Early morning weekend services run via (but not stopping at) Southern Cross to and from Flinders Street. | ||
| Operation | |||
| Commenced | 1884 | ||
| Completed | 1889 | ||
| Rolling stock | Comeng, Siemens | ||
| Number of tracks | Double track to Gowrie, single track beyond | ||
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The Upfield railway line is a suburban electric railway in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The line has 15 stations and is located in PTV ticketing Zones 1 and 2. The future of the Upfield line was in serious doubt in the late 1980s and early 1990s with proposals for the line to be converted into a light rail line or even closure. However, the future of the line was secured in 1995 with the upgrading of the signalling, closure or upgrade of the numerous level crossings, and duplication of the track between Fawkner and Gowrie.
The line is double track as far as Gowrie station, with the final section to Upfield station being single track. There are train terminating facilities at Coburg, as well as at Gowrie and Upfield, and four stabling sidings are provided at Upfield. The whole line is controlled by power signalling, with Coburg and Gowrie being remotely controlled from Upfield.
The track continues past Upfield to rejoin the North East line near Somerton. In the 1960s that section was re-laid with dual-gauge track to provide a connection with the interstate standard gauge line to New South Wales. However, that part of the line, which included four industrial sidings, has not been used for some time and is out of commission.
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