| Flemington Bridge | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Boundary Road, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 |
| Borough: | City of Melbourne City of Moonee Valley |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.7882°N 144.9394°W |
| Distance: | 4.06 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: |
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| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | 2 side |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Electrified: | December 1920 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | No (steep ramp) |
| Code: | FBD |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 1 |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Former: | Flemington (1885) |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | expanded |
Flemington Bridge railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. 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.[1]
The station is located on an embankment between the Mount Alexander Road and Racecourse Road rail overpasses. An overpass on the CityLink tollway is located a short distance west of the station.
The station opened seven months after the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg,[1] and was named after the nearby bridge on Flemington Road that passes over the Moonee Ponds Creek.[2] [3] Originally built in 1851, to improve the connection for gold prospectors travelling to the Bendigo goldfields,[2] the bridge was named Mains Bridge, after James Patrick Mains, a well-known contractor.[3] It was later renamed Flemington Road Bridge, before being shortened to Flemington Bridge.[3]
In 1886, permanent station buildings were erected at the station, with timber stairs leading to Boundary and Mount Alexander Roads.[4]
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.[4]
In 1944, the current station buildings, with asbestos cement roofs, were provided and, at the same time, the stairs were replaced by asphalted ramps.[4]
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,[5] and passengers were shuttled by bus to Newmarket station to continue their journey.
Flemington Bridge has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains.[6]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Flemington Bridge station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
Yarra Trams operates two routes via Flemington Bridge station: