| Upwey | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Burwood Highway, Upwey, Victoria 3158 |
| Borough: | Shire of Yarra Ranges |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.9036°N 145.3313°W |
| Distance: | 40.18 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 (island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Closed: | 30 April 1954 |
| Rebuilt: | 19 February 1962 17 March 1964 |
| Electrified: | February 1962 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | No—steep ramp |
| Code: | UPW |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Upwey railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Upwey in Victoria, Australia. Upwey is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform with two faces. It opened on 3 June 1901, with the current station provided in 1964.[1]
The station is a crossing loop in the middle of a six-kilometre section of single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.[2]
Upwey station opened on 3 June 1901[1] and, like the suburb itself, was named after the homestead Upwey, which was named by a local family who purchased the property in 1897.[3] [4] The name itself comes from Upwey in Dorset, England, which is located on the River Wey.[3] [4]
Upwey was originally on the Upper Ferntree Gully – Gembrook narrow-gauge line. On 30 April 1954, the station, along with the rest of the line, was closed to traffic.[1] On 19 February 1962, Upwey reopened, when the line as far as Belgrave was converted to broad gauge and electrified.[1] [2] On 17 March 1964, the current island platform was provided, when the present day Platform 2 was brought into use.[1]
The 2010/2011 state budget allocated $83.7 million to upgrade Upwey to a premium station,[5] but plans were cancelled by the Baillieu Government in 2011.[6]
Upwey has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Belgrave line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Upwey station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: