Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

Sunbury railway station is located on the Bendigo line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Sunbury, and it opened on 10 February 1859.[1] It is the terminus station for Metro Trains Sunbury line services from Flinders Street, and is also served by V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca.

Sunbury
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2012
LocationBrook Street, Sunbury
Australia
Coordinates37°34′45″S 144°43′40″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Bendigo
Sunbury
Distance40.28 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300+
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium Station
Station codeSUY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 February 1859
Rebuilt2012
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Diggers Rest
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Terminus
Preceding station V/Line Following station
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Clarkefield
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Watergardens
Peak service only
towards Southern Cross
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
 Echuca line Clarkefield
towards Echuca

Disused station Rupertswood is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield.

As part of the level crossing removal project, the Gap Road level crossing near the station will be removed in the coming years, with the road going under the line.[2]

History

Sunbury station opened on 10 February 1859, as a terminus, with the line not extended north for two more years. The three track yard dates back from this time, and was unique in Victoria. There was a large goods shed on its southern side, a large silo on its northern side, as well as sheep/cattle ramp and yards. There was also housing for railway staff, including two houses in Horne Street, and the Station Master's house in Brook Street, all demolished in the 1980s.

Proper interlocking of the signals and point work did not exist until 1981, and the station was not fully interlocked until 1998, when a Solid State Interlocking was provided. The station itself was refurbished in late 1993, and included an enclosed booking lobby, an air-conditioned waiting room, repainting of the station buildings and landscaping of the garden area around the station.[3].The layout of the station was again altered as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005.

On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line from Watergardens was electrified. The station was also upgraded, as part of these works.[4][5] Electrification to Sunbury was first proposed in the 1970s, along with a new station north of the township, along the Sunbury bank, north of the Jackson Creek bridge, to serve the Goonawarra housing estate. However, after a drop in population estimates, the idea was abandoned.[6]

Platforms and services

Sunbury has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services and V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca.[7][8][9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one route to and from Sunbury station:

Sunbury Bus Service operates seven routes to and from Sunbury station:

  • Northbound view from Platform 1 in February 2007
  • Station front in September 2012

References
  1. Sunbury Vicsig
  2. Gap Road, Sunbury - Level Crossing Removal Authority
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1994. p. 61.
  4. "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. "Sunbury Electrification Station Improvements". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  6. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1978. p. 64.
  7. "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  9. Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. "479 Airport West SC - Sunbury Station via Melbourne Airport". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "481 Sunbury Railway Station - Mount Lion". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "483 Sunbury - Moonee Ponds via Diggers Rest". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "485 Sunbury Railway Station - Wilsons Lane". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "486 Sunbury Railway Station - Rolling Meadows". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "487 Sunbury Railway Station - Killara Heights". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "488 Sunbury Railway Station - Jacksons Hill". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "489 Sunbury Railway Station - Canterbury Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
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