# Union railway station, Melbourne

Union railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert in Victoria, Australia. Union is a below ground premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 22 May 2023 after the closure of Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations. It was built as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.

## History

In December 2020, it was announced that Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations (approximately 750 m (2,460 ft) apart) would be closed, and replaced with a station in between them. This was due to the fact that level crossing removal works on Union Road and Mont Albert Road required a rebuild of the stations, which would have violated rail safety standards as they were located on curved tracks. Moving the stations to straighter track would necessitate moving them closer together, hence the decision to only build one station with the western entry in Surrey Hills and an eastern entry in Mont Albert.
The name of the new station was announced as Union on 23 March 2022, selected both to represent the unity of the two stations and for the nearby Union Road shopping village.

## Platforms and services

Union has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is served by Lilydale and Belgrave line trains.
Platform 1:
* Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
* Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* Lilydale line all stations and limited express services to Lilydale
* Belgrave line all stations and limited express services to Belgrave
Platform 3:
* Lilydale line weekday all stations and limited express services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood
* Belgrave line weekday all stations and limited express services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn and Ringwood
Incidents: On 16 March 2025, the motor car of an X'trapolis bound for Flinders Street released smoke, filling the entire carriage and requiring passengers to evacuate, causing delays on the Belgrave and Lilydale Lines.

## Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 612 : Box Hill station – Chadstone Shopping Centre
Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Union station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 766 : Box Hill station – Burwood

## Gallery

* Station building from main entrance, December 2023
* Eastbound view of Platforms 2 and 3 from western end concourse, June 2023
* Station ticketing entrance, December 2023
* Westbound view from Platform 2 viewing station concourse, June 2023
* The completed landscaping at Union station from Windsor Crescent, January 2024
* Platform 2 signage at Union station, June 2023
* Station waiting area building from western end concourse, June 2023
* Station Customer Service building and western end concourse, June 2023
* Platform 3 stairs to concourse viewed from platform 2, May 2023
* Platform 3 station signage and shelter viewed from Platform 1, May 2023
* Platforms 1 and 2 station shelters, seating, Next Train Information and PIDS viewing Eastbound, May 2023