Posts Tagged ‘Newmarket’

Demolishing Newmarket’s station building

Just over a year ago I first wrote about the crumbling station building at Newmarket, and now I’ve got an update – Metro Trains Melbourne wants to demolish half of the structure.

Work being carried out to the soon to be demolished citybound station building

Power outage at a railway station

Around 3 PM yesterday a tree outside Newmarket railway station fell over power lines, leaving the entire area without electricity. So what does it look like after dark?

Passengers step onto a dark platform at Newmarket station

The crumbling station building at Newmarket

Crumbling buildings seem to be a theme I’ve been following of late, and at Newmarket station I have found a crossover with my interest in trains. Located in Flemington on the Craigieburn line, Newmarket station has the main brick building on platform 1 located on concrete piers and beams, with a cantilevered verandah sheltering the waiting passengers. So where is it falling apart?

Station building on Newmarket platform 1