Melton railway station, Melbourne

Melton railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the western Melbourne suburb of Melton South, and opened on 2 April 1884.

History
Melton station opened when the railway line from Braybrook Junction was extended. Like the town itself, the station was named after Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England.

In 1886, the line was extended westward to Parwan and, being on a single track section, the station was the site of a crossing loop from that time. By 1889, the station had an interlocked signal box, single passenger platform, and a three-road yard. There was a goods shed opposite the passenger platform.

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the Exford Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station. with boom barriers provided in 1990.

In 1987, the yard was rationalised and became just a main line and crossing loop. In 1991, a second platform was added. In 1998, the station building was refurbished.

In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, control of the signals was transferred to the Ballarat signal box. The station retains the lever frame for historical purposes.

First announced by the Andrews State Government in 2018, the station is set to be integrated into the metropolitan railway network, as part of the Western Rail Plan.

As part of the Regional Rail Revival project, 18 km of track was duplicated between the Deer Park West junction and Melton. The duplication was completed in late 2019, coinciding with the opening of Cobblebank.

On 6 October 2022, it was announced that four level crossings will be removed and Melton station will be rebuilt. Initially, it was announced that all four level crossing were going to be removed in 2028, then in June 2023, it was fast tracked for removal in 2026. Initially, Level Crossing Removal Project announced that Melton station will be lowered, but then, it was announced that the station will be elevated. On 23 March 2024, early concept designs for Melton station were released, which will include four platforms at the elevated station, Platforms 2 and 3 will be an island platform and Platforms 1 and 4 will be side platforms, to accommodate future electric services for Melbourne suburban trains.

Platforms and services
Melton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.

Platform 1:
 * services to Southern Cross
 * services to Southern Cross
 * one daily service to Southern Cross

Platform 2:
 * services to Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree
 * services to Ararat

Transport links
Transit Systems Victoria operates six bus routes to and from Melton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : to Melton
 * : to Cobblebank station
 * : to Micasa Rise/Roslyn Park (Harkness)
 * : to Melton
 * : to Kurunjang
 * : to Arnolds Creek (Melton West)