Station Battle on again

Melbourne's Peak transport users group has renewed its push for a new train station at Campbellfield.
Th Public Transport Users Association has called on the State Govenment to improve the Transport "black hole" and include a train station at Campbellfield in its future planning strategies.
The Campbellfield station site could be built near the Northcorp Industry Park on the Upfield line between Gowrie and Upfield stations. Association secretary Tony Morton said public transport needed to be improved in Campbellfield.
"Campbellfield has plenty of roads choked with cars, but people have virtually no access to public transport despite having a train linerunning straight past them," he said.
"As it happens, the Government is planning to run a new Smartbus service on route 560 along Camp and Mahoneys roads. But it must ensure the upgraded bus has an interchange with trains on the Upfield line."
Mr Morton said the Campbellfield train station was an obvious omission on the Upfield train line.
"Its time to get serious about providing new stations on networks where they are needed," he said.
The transport users association recently released its own five year planfor Melbourne's public transport, including a Campbellfield station.
In 2003 MAB Business Parks, which operates Campbellfield's Northcorp Industry Park, raised  its hand to help fund a station.
State Government spokeswoman Sofia Dedes said the Government was developing its Metropolitan Transport plan which outlined the future strategies for transport projects.
"This includes improving the reach and frequency of bus services in the outer suburban areas," she said.
Electrification of the Broadmeadows line past the current end of the line provided for a future station of Coolaroo.

So 560 is becoming a smartbus, i think that we could be looking at a Campbellfield station within 10 years.

A future Campbellfield station would get a good mix of patronage, with retail workers and shoppers at Kmart and Coles, Industrial workers at Northcorp, users of the Meadow Inn Hotel/Motel and even people looking for a quick feed at one of four fast-food outlets nearby

A future Campbellfield station would get a good mix of patronage, with retail workers and shoppers at Kmart and Coles, Industrial workers at Northcorp, users of the Meadow Inn Hotel/Motel and even people looking for a quick feed at one of four fast-food outlets nearby

Not to mention residents in parts of Reservoir, Fawkner, Broadmeadows and Campbellfield itself....

i think that we could be looking at a Campbellfield station within 10 years.

Problem is that we need the station NOW, it would be well utilised, ten years is too long to wait.

Heres an aerial shot of the proposed station:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=melbourne&t=k&ll=-37.688142,144.955566&spn=0.002369,0.007896&t=k (railway line is in the middle, Campbellfield Plaza/K-mart to the right)

i have no idea why it wasnt build either. i mean it cant possibly cost that much to build one platform as there is only one track there.

I say duplicate to UFD (or at least Campbellfield) and build Cambpellfield station

The response I got back was predictable; "a feasibility study was undertaken and this found that the station would only get moderate levels of patronage, therefore a station at Campbellfield is not considered a high priority at present. It will, however, be retained as an option in the medium term".

when was the old station closed and why

when was the old station closed and why