Jewell station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Upfield line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Jewell station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on the 9th of September in 1884 as South Brunswick railway station.

Initially opened as South Brunswick railway station, the station was given its current name of Jewell on 1 February 1954.

History

Jewell station opened when the railway line from North Melbourne was extended to Coburg.

In 1971, automatic signalling was provided between Jewell and Royal Park, replacing double line block signalling. In September of that year, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Union Street level crossing at the down end of the station. The signal box protecting the level crossing was also abolished during that time.

Future

The station is slated for closure or relocation under the Level Crossing Removal Project. The project intends to remove the adjacent Union Street level crossing, as well as seven other level crossings in Brunswick, by grade separation to become an elevated. Under the plan, announced in 2024 and expected to be completed in 2030, the three nearby stations of Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey will be replaced by two new stations, each located within to of one of the existing stations. The heritage listed Jewell station building on Platform 1 at the existing station and some heritage listed interlocking hand gates at some closed level crossings will be kept and located at its current spot.

The decision to build two stations in different locations instead of rebuilding Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey generated criticism from residents and the local council. Local newspaper Brunswick Voice reported that the Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Danny Pearson, claimed "the decision to build two stations followed 18 months of technical and engineering assessments which found fewer stations would boost capacity on the line in the future and deliver more open space", noting that "the government claimed the plan would also minimise the impact to heritage in the area, but the politician provided no detail about whether the three station buildings and the historic boom gate operators' cabins would be preserved".

Platforms and services

260px|right|thumb|A [[Comeng (train)|Comeng train on a Flinders Street-bound service arrives at Platform 1, September 2015]]

Jewell has two side platforms. It is served by Upfield line trains.

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Yarra Trams operates one route via Jewell station:

  • 34px|link=Melbourne tram route 19: North Coburg – Flinders Street station (via Elizabeth Street)

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File:Station jewell 2.jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, November 2007

File:Station jewell 1.jpg|Southbound view from Platform 1, <br/>November 2007

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au