# Melton railway station, Melbourne

Melton railway station is a regional railway station on the Ararat line, part of the Victorian railway network. It serves the outer-western suburb of Melton South, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melton Station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 2 April 1884.
The station is planned to be rebuilt by 2026 as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.

## History
### 19th century

Melton Station opened when the railway line from Braybrook Junction (Sunshine) was extended to the town. 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-track yard. There was a goods shed opposite the passenger platform.

### 20th century

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the Exford Road level crossing, located nearby in the up direction from the station. In 1987, the yard was rationalised, being reduced to a main line and crossing loop. Boom barriers were provided in 1990, and a second platform was added in 1991. In 1998, the station building was refurbished.

### 21st century

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.
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 the newly-built Cobblebank Station.

### Future

On 6 October 2022, the Andrews Government announced that four level crossings will be removed in Melton and Truganina by the Level Crossing Removal Project. As part of these removals, Melton Station will be rebuilt by 2026.
Throughout 2024, concept designs for the new Melton Station were released. The rebuilt station will include four platforms; Platforms 2 and 3 as an island platform with two faces, and Platforms 1 and 4 as side platforms. The platforms will be long enough to accommodate 9-carriage V/Line VLocity DMUs in the future, set to be introduced to the line by 2028.
Electrification and quadruplication of the Ararat line up to Melton was announced by the Andrews Government as part of the Western Rail Plan. In 2023, it was reported that quadruplication of the line had been cut, and there is no current plan to electrify the line.

## Platforms and services

Melton has two side platforms. It is served by V/Line Ballarat and Ararat line trains.
Platform 1:
* Ballarat line services to Southern Cross
* Ararat line services to Southern Cross
* Maryborough line one daily service to Southern Cross
Platform 2:
* Ballarat line services to Bacchus Marsh and Wendouree
* Ararat line services to Ararat

## Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates seven bus routes to and from Melton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 452 : to Eynesbury
* 453 : to Melton
* 454 : to Cobblebank station
* 455 : to Micasa Rise/Roslyn Park (Harkness)
* 457 : to Melton
* 458 : to Kurunjang
* 459 : to Arnolds Creek (Melton West)