Alphington railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Alphington, and opened on 8 May 1888.[1]

Alphington
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in January 2009
General information
Location	Rowe Street, Alphington, Victoria 3078 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′42″S 145°01′53″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	10.46 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	119
Bicycle facilities	5
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	ALP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888; 134 years ago (1888-05-08)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Fairfield towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Darebin towards Hurstbridge

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[2] The signal box and a goods yard was also abolished at that time.[1]

Platforms and services

Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains.[3]

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

Dysons operates one bus route via Alphington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  508 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[4]

References

External links

Media related to Alphington railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Melway map