Mont Albert railway station
Mont Albert railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert, and it opened on 11 August 1890.[1]
Mont Albert | |||||||||||||||
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 Westbound view, towards Flinders Street, in January 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Churchill Street, Mont Albert Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′10″S 145°06′20″E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lilydale Belgrave | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 14.63 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | MAB | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 August 1890 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Boom barriers were provided at the Mont Albert Road level crossing, located at the Flinders Street (Up) end of the station, in 1963.[2]
Track amplification works resulted in the Box Hill bound platform being rebuilt and converted to an island platform in the 1960s.[3] Services on the third track from East Camberwell extended though the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[4]
On 2 December 2020, it was announced that the level crossings at Union and Mont Albert Roads would be fast-tracked for removal by 2023. The project will involve the closure of both Mont Albert and nearby Surrey Hills station, with a new, premium station between the two current stations. The current station buildings will be "refurbished and relocated within the precinct" for community use. Early construction is expected to begin in 2021.[5]
Platforms & services
Mont Albert has one island platform (platforms 2 & 3) and one side platform (platform 1), linked by an underpass. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[6][7]
Platforms 1:
- Lilydale line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
- Belgrave line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platforms 2:
- Lilydale line: all stations services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: all stations services to Belgrave
Platforms 3:
- Lilydale line: weekday all stations services to Lilydale
- Belgrave line: weekday all stations services to Belgrave
- Lilydale line & Belgrave line: weekday all stations services to Blackburn
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Mont Albert station:
Gallery
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
References
- Mont Albert Vicsig
- "Lights and Barriers for Crossings". The Age. 18 April 1963. p. 5.
- "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- "Surrey Hills and Mont Albert crossings removal fast-tracked | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "766 Box Hill - Burwood via Surrey Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au