Union railway station is a

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station on the

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and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern

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suburb of Mont Albert in

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, Australia. Union is a below ground

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, featuring three platforms, an

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with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 22 May 2023 after the closure of Mont Albert and stations. It was built as part of the

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History

In December 2020, it was announced that Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations (approximately apart) would be closed, and replaced with a station in between them. This was due to the fact that level crossing removal works on Union Road and Mont Albert Road required a rebuild of the stations, which would have violated rail safety standards as they were located on curved tracks. Moving the stations to straighter track would necessitate moving them closer together, hence the decision to only build one station with the western entry in Surrey Hills and an eastern entry in Mont Albert. The name of the new station was announced as Union on 23 March 2022, selected both to represent the unity of the two stations and for the nearby Union Road shopping village.

Platforms and services

Union has one

with two faces and one

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. It is served by Lilydale and

line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Lilydale * all stations and limited express services to

Platform 3: * weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to

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and Ringwood * weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood Incidents: On 16 March 2025, the motor car of an

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bound for Flinders Street released smoke, filling the entire carriage and requiring passengers to evacuate, causing delays on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.

Transport links

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operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to

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: * : Box Hill station –

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operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Box Hill station – Burwood

Gallery

File:Union station main entrance (2).jpg, Station building from main entrance,
December 2023 File:Union station Platform 2 and 3 view.jpg, Eastbound view of Platforms 2 and 3 from western end concourse, June 2023 File:Union station ticketing entrance (4).jpg, Station ticketing entrance, December 2023 File:Westbound view from Platform 2 at Union station.jpg, Westbound view from Platform 2 viewing station concourse, June 2023 File:Melb Union Station.jpg, The completed landscaping at Union station from Windsor Crescent, January 2024 File:Union station Platform 2 signage.jpg, Platform 2 signage at Union station, June 2023 File:Union station concourse.jpg, Station waiting area building from western end concourse, June 2023 File:Union station concourse and building.jpg, Station Customer Service building and western end concourse, June 2023 File:Union station 28 May (23).jpg, Platform 3 stairs to concourse viewed from platform 2, May 2023 File:Union station 28 May (12).jpg, Platform 3 station signage and shelter viewed from Platform 1, May 2023 File:Union station 28 May (11).jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 station shelters, seating, Next Train Information and PIDS viewing Eastbound, May 2023

References

External links

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Station information
at Metro
Route information
at PTV {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Belgrave=y, Lilydale=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in the City of Whitehorse Railway stations in Australia opened in 2023 Premium Melbourne railway stations