Newmarket railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in

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. It serves the northern

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suburb of Flemington, and it opened on 1 November 1860.Newmarket
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History

Newmarket station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line to

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opened as part of the private

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. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under

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. The name of the station comes from the fact that land was granted in 1858 for the establishment of the Newmarket Saleyards and the Melbourne City Abattoir. Both the abattoir and saleyards opened in 1861, with

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relocating from the "old market" on the corner of

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and

Streets, near the

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. A permanent station building was built in 1886, with the present buildings provided in 1925. The bridge over Racecourse Road is the third bridge on site.

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and a

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, for the Flemington Racecourse line junction, were brought into use in 1880, and became remotely controlled from

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in 1969. During April and May 1994, the timber decking across Racecourse Road was replaced, with the tracks laid on concrete, and new concrete abutments on both sides of the bridge being laid. During construction of

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in 1997/1998, the station was used for passengers to shuttle to and from Flemington Bridge station on the Upfield line, due to services not running between Flemington Bridge and

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, and the temporary closure of Macaulay station. This was to allow elevated roads, linking the West Gate and

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Freeways, to be constructed. In 2014, it became obvious that structural problems were affecting the building on Platform 1, which is elevated and on concrete piers, on which cracks and

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were evident. The retaining wall at the back of the platform was also exhibiting extensive concrete cancer. Metal props were inserted to shore up the piers, and the cantilevered awning over the platform was demolished, and replaced by a temporary timber structure. Half of the large ramp from street level to the station entrance was removed, partly to allow three steel straps to be bolted to the outside of the building, to support the wall. Parts of the building were eventually demolished in that year. Special services to

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and Showgrounds stations pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this. The

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for the Flemington Racecourse line is located immediately north of the station.

Platforms and services

Newmarket has two

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s. It is serviced by

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' Craigieburn line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

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operates one route via Newmarket station: * : West Maribyrnong –

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( Elizabeth Street

)

Gallery

File:Newmarket-Station-Melbourne.jpg, Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2005

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Craigieburn=y, state=collapsed Flemington, Victoria Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860 Railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in the City of Moonee Valley