Albion Railway Station, Melbourne
Initially opened as Albion and Darlington, the station was given its current name of Albion on 24 March 1891, upon its reopening.
The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the east 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, operating from Footscray to Sunbury. By the early 1860s, the line had been extended to Bendigo. A station named Albion and Darlington was built on the site of the current station, opening on 5 January 1860. Albion and 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 was relocated to its current site.
In 1961, the former Ballarat Road level crossing was grade separated, and was replaced with a road overpass, just north of the station.
Until 1961, the station had a signal box to control of the junction with the Albion – Jacana freight line, after which it was replaced by a signal panel, which was moved to the Sunshine signal box in 1965. In 1972, both platforms were extended. In 2022, both platforms were again extended at the up end.
As part of the Melbourne Airport rail link project, Albion is scheduled to be rebuilt. An 18-metre high flyover will be built above the station and Ballarat Road.
Platforms and services
Albion has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.
Platform 1:
- Sunbury line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sunbury line all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury
By June 2025, it is planned that services on the Sunbury line will be through-routed to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 215 : Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre
- 426 : Caroline Springs – Sunshine station
Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 456 : Sunshine station – Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)
Gallery
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South-east bound view from Platform 2,
December 2013 -
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
- ^ "Albion". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Dornan, S.E.; Henderson, R.G. (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 68. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
- ^ "Weekly Notices-New Works". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). September 1972. p. 7.
- ^ "Delivering New Stations For The West | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Build, Victoria’s Big (6 October 2022). "New Station for Albion". Victoria’s Big Build. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Albion Station rebuild and flyover". Victoria's Big Build. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Sunbury Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "215 Caroline Springs - Highpoint SC". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "426 Caroline Springs - Sunshine Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "456 Sunshine Station - Melton via Caroline Springs". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Albion railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
