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Union railway station, Melbourne

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Union station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves 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]

LocationBeresford Street
Mont Albert, Victoria 3127
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′23″S 145°06′02″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Union
Station building and entrance, December 2023
General information
LocationBeresford Street
Mont Albert, Victoria 3127
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′23″S 145°06′02″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
Lines
Distance14.14 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Below ground
Parking290
Cycle facilities
26
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeUNN
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 May 2023; 3 years ago (2023-05-22)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2022–202350,850[1]
2023–2024512,800[1] Increase 908.46%
2024–2025593,100[1] Increase 15.66%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Chatham Lilydale line Box Hill
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Box Hill
towards Belgrave
Track layout
1
3
2
Location
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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

Eastbound view from Platform 2, June 2023

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

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Union platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes Source
1  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services See City Loop for operating patterns. Weekday mornings only for Platform 2. [9]
2  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
[10]
Ringwood or Lilydale All stations Weekday evenings only.
Lilydale or Belgrave Weekends only.
3  Belgrave line 
 Lilydale line 
Blackburn, Ringwood, Lilydale or Belgrave All stations Weekdays only. [11]
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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:

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