Newmarket Railway Station, Melbourne
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Newmarket railway station is a
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way station on the
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, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Flemington in
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, Victoria, Australia. Newmarket station is an
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, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1871. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871. Special services to
Flemington Racecourse Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The race ...
and Showgrounds 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 The Flemington Racecourse line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's shortest metropolitan railway line at . The line runs from Flinders Street station in c ...
is located immediately north of the station.


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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Streets, near the
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. In 1886, a permanent station building was built and, in 1925, the present buildings were provided. In 1880,
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and a
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, for the Flemington Racecourse line junction, were brought into use and, in 1969, became remotely controlled from
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. 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. The current bridge over Racecourse Road is the third bridge on site. During construction of
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in 1997–1998, the station was used for passengers to shuttle to and from Flemington Bridge on the
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, due to services not operating between Flemington Bridge and
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, and the temporary closure of Macaulay. This was to allow elevated roads, linking the
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Freeways, to be constructed. On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Newmarket to a
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, along with nineteen others. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government. 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
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over the platform was demolished, and replaced by a temporary timber structure. Half of the large
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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.


Platforms and services

Newmarket has two
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s. It is serviced by
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'
Craigieburn line The Craigieburn line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's seventh shortest metropolitan railway line at . The line runs from Flinde ...
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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(via Elizabeth Street)


Gallery

File:Newmarket-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, Craigieburn=y, state=collapsed Flemington, Victoria Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860 Railway stations in the City of Moonee Valley