Union railway station, Melbourne

Union
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, June 2023
General information
LocationBeresford Street
Mont Albert, Victoria 3127
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′23″S 145°06′02″E / 37.82305°S 145.10055°E / -37.82305; 145.10055
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance14.14 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking290
Bicycle facilities26
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeUNN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 May 2023; 19 months ago (2023-05-22)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2022–202350,850[1]
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Chatham
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Box Hill
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Box Hill
towards Belgrave
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Surrey Hills   Lilydale line   Mont Albert
  Belgrave line  
Track layout
Legend
to Chatham
1
3
2
to Box Hill

Union railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert in Victoria, Australia. Union is a below ground premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform.[2] It opened on 22 May 2023[3] after the closure of Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations. It was built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[4]

History

In December 2020, it was announced that Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations (approximately 750 m (2,460 ft) 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.[5]

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.[4][6]

Platforms and services

Union has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains.[7][8]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

  •  Lilydale line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood
  •  Belgrave line  weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Station building from main entrance, December 2023
    Station building from main entrance,
    December 2023
  • Eastbound view of Platforms 2 and 3 from western end concourse, June 2023
    Eastbound view of Platforms 2 and 3 from western end concourse, June 2023
  • Station ticketing entrance, December 2023
    Station ticketing entrance, December 2023
  • Westbound view from Platform 2 viewing station concourse, June 2023
    Westbound view from Platform 2 viewing station concourse, June 2023
  • The completed landscaping at Union station from Windsor Crescent, January 2024
    The completed landscaping at Union station from Windsor Crescent, January 2024
  • Platform 2 signage at Union station, June 2023
    Platform 2 signage at Union station, June 2023
  • Station waiting area building from western end concourse, June 2023
    Station waiting area building from western end concourse, June 2023
  • Station Customer Service building and western end concourse, June 2023
    Station Customer Service building and western end concourse, June 2023
  • Platform 3 stairs to concourse viewed from platform 2, May 2023
    Platform 3 stairs to concourse viewed from platform 2, May 2023
  • Platform 3 station signage and shelter viewed from Platform 1, May 2023
    Platform 3 station signage and shelter viewed from Platform 1, May 2023
  • Platforms 1 and 2 station shelters, seating, Next Train Information and PIDS viewing Eastbound, May 2023
    Platforms 1 and 2 station shelters, seating, Next Train Information and PIDS viewing Eastbound, May 2023

References

  1. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  2. ^ Boroondara, City of (18 March 2021). "Surrey Hills level crossing removal". City of Boroondara. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. ^ "New Union station to open on 22 May". Victoria's Big Build. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "A 'Union' of two communities". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Surrey Hills and Mont Albert community update – December 2020". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ Egging, Kiel (23 March 2022). "LXRA: Station name revealed for Surrey Hills and Mont Albert level crossing works". Whitehorse Leader. Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "612 Box Hill - Chadstone via Surrey Hills & Camberwell & Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "766 Box Hill - Burwood via Surrey Hills". Public Transport Victoria.