Newmarket railway station, Melbourne

Newmarket
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 looking at the track turn-off branch to Flemington Racecourse, December 2021
General information
LocationPin Oak Crescent,
Flemington, Victoria 3031
City of Moonee Valley
Australia
Coordinates37°47′14″S 144°55′44″E / 37.7873°S 144.9290°E / -37.7873; 144.9290
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)North East
Distance4.30 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeNKT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860 (1860-11-01)
Closed1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
Rebuilt9 October 1871 (1871-10-09)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006634,775[1]
2006–2007702,528[1]Increase 10.67%
2007–2008772,748[1]Increase 9.99%
2008–2009854,899[2]Increase 10.63%
2009–2010839,559[2]Decrease 1.79%
2010–2011849,886[2]Increase 1.23%
2011–2012785,223[2]Decrease 7.61%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014854,579[2]Increase 8.83%
2014–2015840,857[1]Decrease 1.6%
2015–2016814,041[2]Decrease 3.18%
2016–2017903,968[2]Increase 11.05%
2017–2018913,241[2]Increase 1.02%
2018–2019893,850[2]Decrease 2.12%
2019–2020675,600[2]Decrease 24.4%
2020–2021302,600[2]Decrease 55.2%
2021–2022339,600[3]Increase 12.22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Kensington Craigieburn line Ascot Vale
towards Craigieburn
     Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here
Track layout
1
2

Newmarket railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Flemington, and it opened on 1 November 1860.[4]

Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this. The junction for the Flemington Racecourse line is located immediately north of the station.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Newmarket". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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