Melton railway line: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 19:27, 2 November 2024

Redirect to:

Ballarat line

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+#REDIRECT [[Ballarat line]]
-{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2012}}
+<!--
-{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
+Should redirect to Ballarat V/Line rail service NOT Serviceton railway line
-{{VictorianRailwayLineInfobox
+A "Melton" physical line only existed for 1 year, 11 months, 30 days while the line was built from both ends simultaneously between Sunshine and Gordon (which already continued on to Ballarat).
-| type = Melbourne suburban service
+A Melton service existed for many years as a metropolitan service operated by a regional operator (metropolitan zone 2 ticket was able to be used instead of a regional ticket), this warranted the original Melton line page. With the introduction of Myki ticketing system (extending zone 2 to be able to be used in regional areas), the Melton service was merged by the operator (V/Line) in to the Ballarat service, and although it was still appearing on some metropolitan maps, the is no longer official references to a seperate Melton service.
-| name = Melton
+--ThylacineHunter
-| yearcommenced =
+-->
-| yearcompleted =
-| close =
-| status =
-| linelength =
-| stations =
-| tracks = Double track to [[Caroline Springs, Victoria|Caroline Springs]] station, single track with loops beyond
-| system = [[V/Line]], freight
-| routes = Peak hour local trains to Melton and Bacchus Marsh, off peak Ballarat services
-| stock =
-| connectinglines = [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]], [[Ballarat railway line|Ballarat]] & [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]] lines
-| formerconnections =
-| map = Melbourne railways map.gif
-}}
-The '''Melton railway line''' is the greater-metropolitan section of the [[Ballarat railway line|Ballarat line]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is incorporated into [[Melbourne]]'s [[List of Melbourne railway stations|suburban railway network]]. Services are provided by [[V/Line]] as part of the [[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat regional line service]]. The line runs between [[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross station]] in the [[Melbourne central business district|CBD]] and [[Melton, Victoria|Melton]]. It branches from the [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury line]] at [[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine railway station]], where it falls into [[myki]] ticketing Zone 2. It consists of dual track until  [[Caroline Springs railway station]] where it becomes a single bi-directional track. There is another stretch of double track close to [[Rockbank railway station]] to facilitate the passing of trains.
-The [[Victorian Transport Plan]] released in December 2008 proposed the progressive upgrade of the Melton line to support future urban development in the corridor. The [[Regional Fast Rail project]] to Ballarat has been completed. The construction of the new [[Caroline Springs railway station]] (Ravenhall) commenced in August 2015, and has now been completed with the first trains running on 29 January 2017. Another new station is planned for a new outer suburb of Toolern, between the existing [[Rockbank railway station|Rockbank]] and [[Melton railway station|Melton stations]], as part of the Toolern urban development.<ref>hHerald Sun, 30 October 2010: [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/new-suburb-toolern-to-push-city-limits/story-e6frf7kx-1225945349765 New suburb Toolern to push city limits]</ref> However, no date for this new station has yet been determined. The [[PTV Network Development Plan]] published in 2013 provides for the progressive duplication of the remaining section of the line to improve service frequency, before ultimate electrification. It was expected that the number of services would double following the electrification of the Sunbury line and re-allocation of diesel rolling stock to Melton.
-As part of Ballarat Line Upgrade, 17 kilometres of track between Caroline Springs and Melton will be duplicated with stabling facilities provided at Melton<ref name="ptvballarat">[http://ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/rail-projects/ballarat-line-upgrade/ Ballarat Line Upgrade] Public Transport Victoria</ref>.
-There are a variety of trains on the line including [[V/Line Sprinter|Sprinter]] and [[V/Line VLocity|VLocity]] type [[Diesel multiple unit|DMUs]], as well as older locomotive-hauled carriages. All trains continue on to [[Bacchus Marsh railway station|Bacchus Marsh]], Ballarat or Ararat.
-[[File:2007-09-ARD-stn.jpg|thumb|[[Ardeer railway station]], with a train stopped in the platform]]
-==Line guide==
-'''Bold''' stations are termini, where some train services terminate; ''italic'' stations are staffed.
-Branches from the [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury line]] at '''''[[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine]]'''''.
-{{Routemap
-|float=none
-|map=
-\KBHFa\~~0.0 km~~'''''[[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross]]'''''~~ ~~Zone 1
-\INT\~~5.6 km~~''[[Footscray railway station|Footscray]]''~~ ~~Zone 1
-\BHF\~~12.3 km~~''[[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine]]''~~ ~~Zones 1 & 2
-CONTgq\ABZrf\~~[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury line]]
-\WBRÜCKE\~~Kororoit Creek
-\HST\~~15.1 km~~[[Ardeer railway station|Ardeer]]~~ ~~Zone 2
-\SKRZ-Au\~~Western Ring Road
-\HST\~~17.9 km~~[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]~~ ~~Zone 2
-\ABZlf\CONTfq~~''[[Deer Park – West Werribee railway line|Regional Rail Link]]''
-\HST\~~21.2 km~~''[[Caroline Springs railway station|Caroline Springs]]''~~ ~~Zone 2
-\HST\~~30.2 km~~[[Rockbank railway station|Rockbank]]~~ ~~Zone 2
-\BHF\~~41.3 km~~'''''[[Melton railway station, Melbourne|Melton]]'''''~~ ~~Zone 2
-\CONTf\~~''[[Ararat railway line|Ararat]] & [[Ballarat railway line|Ballarat]] lines''
-}}
-==External links, maps, and timetables==
-*[http://ptv.vic.gov.au/route/view/1728 Timetables]
-*[http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/transport_maps/melb_train_map.php Official map of entire network]
-*[http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&section=lineguide&line=Ararat Statistics and detailed schematic map] at the [http://www.vicsig.net/ vicsig] enthusiast website
-*[http://www4.transport.vic.gov.au/vtp/projects/melton.html Victorian Transport Plan - Melton Rail Upgrade]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Railway lines in Melbourne]]