Bell railway station, Melbourne


Bell railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It is located adjacent to the Bell Street level crossing, and serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Preston. The station opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Bell Street, being renamed Bell on 1 August 1905.
There are crossovers at both ends of the station, and a signal box on Platform 1, which has a panel to control lights and switches in an emergency.
The station once had a goods yard, which was removed in 1986, leaving only a siding at the Up end of the station.
On 17 April 1988, the double line block signalling system between Bell and Reservoir was abolished, and replaced with automatic three position signalling. Pedestrian gates were also provided at the Bell Street level crossing during April 1988, in combination with the road boom barriers. On 25 August 2008, Bell was upgraded to a premium station.
In January 2016, it was announced by the Level Crossing Removal Authority that the Bell Street level crossing would be removed by grade separation. At the time, it had not been decided how the separation would be achieved, but the rail-over option was later chosen.

Platforms & services

Bell has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Mernda line trains.
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
operates three routes via Bell station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: