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Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion, and it opened on 5 January 1860 as Albion and Darlington. It closed on 1 January 1861, and reopened on 24 March 1891 as Albion.[2]

Albion
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2 in December 2013
General information
Location	St Albans Road, Albion, Victoria 3020 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37.7772°S 144.8244°E / -37.7772; 144.8244
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	13.65 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	567
Bicycle facilities	18
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Host Station
Station code	ALB
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	5 January 1860; 162 years ago (1860-01-05)
Closed	1 January 1861
Rebuilt	24 March 1891 24 November 1919
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1921)
Previous names	Albion and Darlington (1860-1861)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.785 million[1]
2009-2010	0.809 million[1]  3.06%
2010-2011	0.802 million[1]  0.87%
2011-2012	0.680 million[1]  15.21%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	0.801 million[1]  17.79%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Sunshine towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Ginifer towards Sunbury or Watergardens

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, running 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 Albion 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 station was relocated to its current site.[2]

The former Ballarat Road level crossing was grade separated in 1961, by means of a road bridge over the railway line, just north of the station.[3]

Until 1961, the station had a signal box for the 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.[3]

As part of the Melbourne Airport rail link project, Albion station will be rebuilt. An 18-metre high flyover will also be built above Albion station and Ballarat Road.[4][5][6]

Platforms and services

Albion has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[7]

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 late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates two routes via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  215 : Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre[8]
•  426 : Caroline Springs – Sunshine station[9]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  456 : Sunshine station – Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)[10]

Gallery

• 
  South-east bound view from Platform 1 in December 2013
• 
  South-east bound view from Platform 2 in December 2013

References

External links

• Media related to Albion railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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