Albion railway station, Melbourne

Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion, opening on 5 January 1860 as Albion & Darlington, and was renamed Albion on 24 March 1891.[2]

Albion
Westbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013
LocationSt Albans Road, Albion
Coordinates37.7772°S 144.8244°E / -37.7772; 144.8244
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance13.65 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking567
Bicycle facilities18
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codeALB
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 January 1860
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008-20090.785 million[1]
2009-20100.809 million[1]  3.06%
2010-20110.802 million[1]  0.87%
2011-20120.680 million[1]  15.21%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.801 million[1]  17.79%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Sunshine
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Ginifer
towards Sunbury

The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the north of the station, and along with the Albion – Jacana freight line, branches off north of the station.

History

The Melbourne & Murray River Railway (now the Bendigo line) opened in 1859, running from Footscray to Sunbury. By the early 1860s, the line had been extended to Bendigo. A station named Albion & Darlington was built on the site of the current Albion station, opening on 5 January 1860. Albion & Darlington only remained open for a single year. In 1891, a new station, named Albion, opened to the west of the previous station. In 1919, Albion station was relocated to the current site.[2]

The former Ballarat Road level crossing was grade separated in 1961, resulting in the bridge going over the railway line, just west of Albion station.[3]

The station had a signal box, for the control of the junction with the Albion – Jacana freight line, until 1961, when it was replaced by a signal panel, which was then moved to the Sunshine signal box in 1965.[3]

Platforms and services

Albion has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Sita Buslines operates one route via Albion station:

Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Albion station:

  • Eastbound view from Platform 1 in December 2013
  • Eastbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Albion Vicsig
  3. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 68. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "456 Sunshine Station - Melton". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "215 Caroline Springs - Highpoint SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "216 Sunshine Station – City via Dynon Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
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