Upwey railway station, Melbourne

Upwey
Eastbound view, with the station in the distance viewed from Morris Road overpass, May 2023
General information
LocationBurwood Highway,
Upwey, Victoria 3158
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Australia
Coordinates37°54′13″S 145°19′53″E / 37.90364°S 145.33125°E / -37.90364; 145.33125
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines
Distance40.18 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeUPW
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened3 June 1901 (1901-06-03)
Closed30 April 1954
Rebuilt19 February 1962
17 March 1964
ElectrifiedFebruary 1962
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006203,223
2006–2007222,159  9.31%
2007–2008255,341  14.93%
2008–2009259,952  1.8%
2009–2010259,661  0.11%
2010–2011266,529  2.64%
2011–2012247,125  7.28%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014147,716  40.22%
2014–2015148,798  0.73%
2015–2016156,543  5.2%
2016–2017125,715  19.69%
2017–2018158,903  26.39%
2018–2019157,055  1.16%
2019–2020120,700  23.14%
2020–202161,700  48.88%
2021–202269,600  12.8%
2022–202390,150  29.52%
2023–202492,050  2.11%
2024–202597,850  6.3%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Upper Ferntree Gully Belgrave line Tecoma
towards Belgrave
Upper Ferntree Gully
towards Ringwood
Belgrave line
Shuttle service
Location

Upwey station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves 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. It initially closed on 30 April 1954, then reopened on 19 February 1962.

The station is a crossing loop in the middle of a six-kilometre section of single track between Ferntree Gully and Belgrave.