Flemington Bridge railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Flemington Bridge


CODE=FBD
DISTANCE=5.3 km
LINES=Upfield
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19971 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19971#linkInfomation]
MELWAY=
ZONE=Zone 1

Flemington Bridge is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the Upfield railway line.

The station is in the northernmost corner of the suburb of North Melbourne, Victoria near its borders with Flemington and Parkville. Flemington Bridge is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Facilities

The station is located on embankment between two rail bridges. The rail tracks heading in to the southern end of the station cross over Racecourse Road and Tram route 57. The tracks heading north out of the station cross Mount Alexander Road and tram route 59. Both platforms are accessible from Mount Alexander Road.

The station consists of two evelated side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 (Upfield bound) has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.

The CityLink tollway overpass is a short distance west of the station.

History

Flemington Bridge station opened on April 10 1885 as "Flemington". It was renamed "Flemington Bridge" later the same year. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Flemington%20Bridge VICSIG Infrastructure - Flemington Bridge] ]

Gallery

References