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.
Posts Tagged ‘Newmarket’
Power outage at a railway station
September 27th, 2013
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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?
The crumbling station building at Newmarket
May 13th, 2013
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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?
