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
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeUNN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 May 2023; 18 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]

  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 'Union' of two communities". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.