Jewell railway station

Jewell railway station is located on the Upfield line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick and opened on 9 September 1884 as South Brunswick. It was renamed Jewell on 1 February 1954.

Jewell
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2022
General information
LocationWilson Avenue,
Brunswick, Victoria 3056
City of Merri-bek
Australia
Coordinates37°46′30″S 144°57′31″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Upfield
Distance6.50 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus
  • Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeJWL
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened9 September 1884 (1884-09-09)
ElectrifiedDecember 1920
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesSouth Brunswick (1884–1954)
Passengers
2005–2006281,800
2006–2007309,812 9.94%
2007–2008345,569 11.54%
2008–2009387,580 12.15%
2009–2010422,703 9.06%
2010–2011426,176 0.82%
2011–2012420,257 1.39%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014416,204 0.96%
2014–2015431,490 3.67%
2015–2016433,658 0.5%
2016–2017451,102 4.02%
2017–2018439,218 2.63%
2018–2019422,900 3.71%
2019–2020315,750 25.34%
2020–2021135,400 57.1%
2021–2022178,100 31.53%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Royal Park Upfield line Brunswick
towards Upfield
Track layout
to Royal Park
Park Street
(Removing by 2027)
Brunswick Road
(Removing by 2027)
1
2
Union Street
(Removing by 2027)

A disused goods shed is located next to the entrance to Platform 1, and a disused signal box is located at the down end of the station, next to the Union Street level crossing. The main station building, signal box and level crossing gates are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

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