Alamein Railway Station
History
Alamein station opened on 28 June 1948, and was the last station to be built on what is now the line of the same name. It opened on the reservation of the former Outer Circle line. The section on which Alamein is now located was closed to all traffic in 1895.
The station served a new Housing Commission estate that had been constructed for people who were displaced after World War II. The station still bears the name of the estate, which in turn had been named after the World War II battlefield in North Africa. It opened without much fanfare; there was no official ceremony from the Victorian Railways, local politicians or local councillors. Only 103 tickets were sold up to 10:30 a.m. on the first day of operations.
On 31 December 1956, an incident involving Swing Door driving trailer 10D and motor 155ABM occurred at the station after 10D, which was the leading car of the 16:29 service from Camberwell, overshot the platform and crashed into a timber buffer at the down end of the platform. 10D derailed in the incident as it pushed down on the buffer, before lifting upwards and coming to a stop leaning on an angle and a few metres away from a stanchion. There was no injuries reported from the fifteen people in 10D. At the time, the cause of the crash was due to faulty brakes.
During the 2011/2012 financial year, it was the 8th least used station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 153,000 passenger movements.
Platforms and services
Alamein has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Alamein line services.
Platform 1:
- Alamein line weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; all stations shuttle services to Camberwell
Transport links
The Outer Circle Trail for cyclists and walkers continues along the Outer Circle alignment after Alamein as far as Gardiners Creek and the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course. It then connects with the Gardiners Creek Trail and a path to East Malvern.
References
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
- ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ "Alamein". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 59. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
- ^ "Alamein". Victorian Places. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "News of the Day". The Age. 29 June 1948. p. 2.
- ^ Mark Cauchi (March 2023). "The Alamein Accident". Newsrail. Victorian Rail Publishing Inc. pp. 80–81.
- ^ "Passengers Shaken in Train Upset". The Age. 1 January 1957. p. 3.
- ^ Station Patronage Research Archived 23 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Alamein railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
