Building new stations, in Brunswick’s north and south, will deliver the best outcomes for passengers, the community and the transport network. Technical and engineering assessments identified building 2 stations will:
- Reduce heritage and construction impacts
- Increase open space
- Paves the way for future upgrades on the northern rail corridor, including extra train services in the future.
The 3 stations at Anstey, Brunswick and Jewell are within 1500m of each other, making them among the closest stations on the network.
The new stations will be strategically located between 200 to 450m from the current Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey stations.
The new local stations will provide direct and easy access between train services and residential areas, RMIT University, community and education facilities, employment, retail and dining options, while reducing construction impacts.
North
The new northern station will cater to the neighbourhood’s rapidly growing residential community.
The new station will:
- be centrally located between West Street and Hope Street
- provide access to Bulleke-bek Park, West Street and Orient Grove via the northern entrance
- provide access to Hope Street via the southern entrance.
South
The new southern station will be on the doorstep of the world-class RMIT University Brunswick campus and the iconic Brunswick Baths. The new station will:
- be centrally located between Dawson Street and Union Street
- provide access to Dawson Street via the northern entrance
- provide access to Railway Place and Union Street via the southern entrance.
Each station will offer convenient access with 2 entrances, one at each end of the platforms, making them highly accessible to the surrounding areas.
Built in accordance with current safety and accessibility standards, both entrances will be fully accessible with covered stairs and lifts providing direct access to the platforms above for all passengers.
Access to the new stations will be improved with new, safer cycling and walking connections.
For some passengers, the travel time to the station will be shorter, and in cases where it is longer, the increase is expected to be less than 2 minutes.
We are in the early development phase and more information regarding station names will be provided in the coming years.
Brunswick and Jewell stations are Victorian heritage-listed. They will be retained and repurposed along with some rail infrastructure such as signals and gates.
How the station buildings will be repurposed will be determined in the coming years as project development progresses.
Anstey Station is not Victorian heritage-listed and will be removed to allow for more open space.
We are still in the early planning phase of the project, with ongoing technical and engineering investigations required to inform concept designs.
These investigations will help understand the impact to properties along the rail line.
We will be able to share more information with the community over the coming years as the design progresses.
Building 2 new stations will mean there will need to be some adjustments to the Upfield Line timetable. The new timetable will be confirmed before the stations open.
Technical and engineering assessments identified building 2 stations paves the way for future upgrades on the northern rail corridor, including extra train services in the future.