Brunswick Voice: Station to be axed under skyrail revamp

Mark Phillips at the Brunswick Voice covers the change in stations in this story.

BRUNSWICK will lose one of its three stations when the elevated railway is built by 2030 in a decision that contradicts community and council preferences. 

The state government has released new plans for the locations of two stations as part of the project to remove eight level crossings along a 2.1 kilometre stretch of the Upfield line. 

The government has rejected the position adopted by Merri-bek Council last year following community consultation about the $1billion-plus project. 

Under the plans which were announced by a government media release on Thursday, one station would be located where Bryant and Duckett streets currently meet, with one entrance about 200 metres south of Anstey Station and the other about 450 metres north of Brunswick Station. 

The second would be built near the RMIT University campus, with one entrance about 450 metres south of Brunswick and the other 200 metres north of Jewell Station. 

Read the full story, including quotes from local representatives at Brunswick Voice.