History
Flemington Bridge station opened on 10 April 1885 as Flemington. It was renamed Flemington Bridge later the same year. Permanent station buildings were erected at the station in 1886, with timber stairs leading to Boundary Road and Mount Alexander Road.
In 1891 the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways recommended the construction of a spur line from Flemington Bridge to Pascoe Vale station to relieve crowding on the Essendon line at peak times, as well as providing a shorter alternative route to the city, following the route of what is now CityLink. The committee estimated the single track line would cost £93,211 to build, but recommended that only £30,000 be spent with the remainder to be made up by donated land. However the proposal was not taken up by government.
The current station building with an asbestos cement roof was provided in 1944, at the same time the stairs were replaced by asphalted ramps.
During CityLink construction in 1997 a crossover was provided near the Mount Alexander Road bridge to allow Upfield line trains to terminate with passengers shuttled by bus to Newmarket to continue their journey. This was to allow construction of the elevated road between Flemington and North Melbourne. During this time three-car Hitachi trains were used on the Upfield line.
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