Union railway station, Melbourne explained

Union
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Beresford Street
Mont Albert, Victoria 3127
Borough:City of Whitehorse
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.8231°N 145.1006°W
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Metro Trains
Line:
    Distance:14.14 kilometres from
    Southern Cross
    Platforms:3 (1 island, 1 side)
    Tracks:3
    Connections: Bus
    Structure:Below ground
    Parking:Yes
    Bicycle:Yes
    Accessible:Yes—step free access
    Electrified:1500 V DC overhead
    Status:Operational, premium station
    Code:UNN
    Zone:Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
    Map State:expanded

    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.[1] It opened on 22 May 2023[2] after the closure of Mont Albert and stations. It was built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[3]

    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.[4]

    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.[3] [5]

    Platforms and services

    Union has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains.[6] [7]

    Platform 1:

    Platform 2:

    Platform 3:

    Transport links

    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:

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Boroondara . City of . 18 March 2021 . Surrey Hills level crossing removal . 24 October 2023 . City of Boroondara . en-AU.
    2. Web site: New Union station to open on 22 May. Victoria's Big Build. 22 May 2023. 29 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230429132951/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/new-union-station-to-open-on-22-may. live.
    3. Web site: A 'Union' of two communities . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323050823/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/a-union-of-two-communities . 23 March 2022 . 23 March 2022 . Level Crossing Removal Authority.
    4. Web site: Surrey Hills and Mont Albert community update – December 2020 . Level Crossing Removal Authority . 29 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220322234010/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/publications/surrey-hills-and-mont-albert-community-update-december-2020 . 22 March 2022 . 2 December 2020 . live.
    5. News: Egging . Kiel . LXRA: Station name revealed for Surrey Hills and Mont Albert level crossing works . 30 March 2022 . Whitehorse Leader . . 23 March 2022 . https://archive.today/20220323052159/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/lxra-station-name-revealed-for-surrey-hills-and-mont-albert-level-crossing-works/news-story/5d603771a9a2a24ef0c230e85e24052d?amp&nk=b3cd5f0621130eb176a4302fa3e96f64-1648012927 . 23 March 2022 . live . subscription.
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