Anstey railway station, Melbourne
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Anstey is a railway station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is located on the Upfield line in the suburb of Brunswick
. It is located in Metcard
Zone 1.
The station is unmanned.
, from stops located close by on Albion Street.
The station consists of two platforms. As with many smaller stations in Melbourne's network the inbound (up) platform contains a Metcard
ticket machine able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, whereas the outbound (down) platform contains a smaller coin-only ticket machine which dispenses only selected ticketing options.
The undercover entrance area on the inbound platform has several features. To the right is a disused ticket window now boarded over. To the left is a roller door which is permanently closed, behind which are entrances for male and female toilets. There is also a newspaper dispenser which is no longer stocked.
A Telstra
payphone
booth
located on Albion Street outside the inbound platform building was removed around 2002. There is a payphone located on the outbound platform.
The inbound platform building is the only inbound building on the Upfield Line between Jewell and Coburg not protected by the Victorian Heritage Register
.
The Upfield bike path
between the station and Hope Street originally detoured through nearby streets, however a direct route alongside the rail line was completed in August 2002.
Platform 2:
on 1 December 1942.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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. It is located on the Upfield line in the suburb of Brunswick
Brunswick, Victoria
Brunswick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
. It is located in Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
Zone 1.
The station is unmanned.
Facilities
Anstey is located on the southern side of Albion Street, just west of Sydney Road. Commuters can catch the bus #503 (operated by Moonee Valley Bus Lines) connecting Essendon railway station to Brunswick EastBrunswick East, Victoria
Brunswick East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Brunswick East had a population of 7,410....
, from stops located close by on Albion Street.
The station consists of two platforms. As with many smaller stations in Melbourne's network the inbound (up) platform contains a Metcard
Metcard
"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...
ticket machine able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, whereas the outbound (down) platform contains a smaller coin-only ticket machine which dispenses only selected ticketing options.
The undercover entrance area on the inbound platform has several features. To the right is a disused ticket window now boarded over. To the left is a roller door which is permanently closed, behind which are entrances for male and female toilets. There is also a newspaper dispenser which is no longer stocked.
A Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
payphone
Payphone
A payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, often located in a phone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money , a credit or debit card, or a telephone card....
booth
Telephone booth
A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box or telephone box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience. In the USA, Canada and Australia, "telephone booth" is used, while in the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth it is a "telephone...
located on Albion Street outside the inbound platform building was removed around 2002. There is a payphone located on the outbound platform.
The inbound platform building is the only inbound building on the Upfield Line between Jewell and Coburg not protected by the Victorian Heritage Register
Victorian Heritage Register
The Victorian Heritage Register lists places of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 1995 which establishes Heritage Victoria as the permit authority...
.
The Upfield bike path
Upfield bike path
The Upfield Bike Path is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Upfield railway line through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
between the station and Hope Street originally detoured through nearby streets, however a direct route alongside the rail line was completed in August 2002.
Platforms and services
Platform 1:- Upfield line - all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Upfield line - all stations services to Upfield
Bus services
- 503 EssendonEssendon, VictoriaEssendon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley...
– East BrunswickBrunswick East, VictoriaBrunswick East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Brunswick East had a population of 7,410....
via Brunswick West, Brunswick, Anstey RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Moonee Valley Bus Lines
Tram rervices
- 19Melbourne tram route 19Tram route 19 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Flinders Street in the city centre to North Coburg in the northern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Parkville, Brunswick, Coburg, and Coburg North...
- North Coburg - 19 - City, Flinders Street Station/Elizabeth Steet
History
Anstey Station was originally opened as North Brunswick station on 15 December 1926, however the Victorian Government renamed it in honour of Victorian and Commonwealth Parliamentarian, Frank AnsteyFrank Anstey
Frank Anstey , Australian politician, served 38 years as a Labor member of the Victorian and Commonwealth parliaments....
on 1 December 1942.
External links
- Information about Anstey Station at the VicSig enthusiast website