Flemington Bridge railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria,

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. It serves the inner-northern Melbourne suburbs of Flemington and North Melbourne, and opened on 10 April 1885 as Flemington. It was renamed Flemington Bridge on 3 December of that year. The station is located on an

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between the

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and Racecourse Road rail

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es. An overpass on the CityLink

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is located a short distance west of the station.

History

The station opened seven months after the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg, and was named after the nearby bridge on Flemington Road that passes over the Moonee Ponds Creek. Originally built in 1851, to improve the connection for gold prospectors travelling to the

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goldfields, the bridge was named ''Mains Bridge'', after James Patrick Mains, a well-known contractor. It was later renamed ''Flemington Road Bridge'', before being shortened to ''Flemington Bridge''. In 1886, permanent station buildings were erected at the station, with timber stairs leading to Boundary and Mount Alexander Roads. In 1891, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended the construction of a spur line from Flemington Bridge to Pascoe Vale, to relieve crowding on the Essendon line at peak times, as well as providing a shorter alternative route to the city, following the route of what is now CityLink. The committee estimated the single track line would cost £93,000 to build, but recommended that only £30,000 be spent, with the remainder to be made up by donated land. However, the proposal was not taken up by government. In 1944, the current station buildings, with asbestos cement roofs, were provided and, at the same time, the stairs were replaced by asphalted

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s. In 1997, to allow construction of an elevated section of CityLink between Flemington Bridge and North Melbourne, a temporary crossover was provided near the Mount Alexander Road bridge, to allow Upfield line trains to terminate, and passengers were shuttled by bus to Newmarket station to continue their journey.

Platforms and services

Flemington Bridge has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Upfield

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Flemington Bridge station, under contract to

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: * Night Bus : Melbourne CBD ( Queen Street) – Broadmeadows station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only) Yarra Trams operates two routes via Flemington Bridge station: * : West Maribyrnong –

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(via Elizabeth Street) * : Airport West – Flinders Street station (via Elizabeth Street)

Gallery

File:Flemington-Bridge-Station-Melbourne.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2005

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Upfield=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1885 Railway stations in the City of Moonee Valley Railway stations in the City of Melbourne (LGA)