Ginifer railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of St Albans, and opened on 31 October 1982.[1]

Ginifer
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2 in November 2021
General information
Location	St Albans Road, St Albans, Victoria 3021 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37°45′29″S 144°48′36″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	16.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	157
Bicycle facilities	Yes (Parkiteer cage)
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	GIN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	31 October 1982; 40 years ago (1982-10-31)
Rebuilt	1 November 2016 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (October 1921)
Previous names	Furlong (During Construction)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Albion towards Flinders Street Sunbury line St Albans towards Sunbury or Watergardens

The station was first announced in June 1977, by the then transport minister, Joe Rafferty, and was originally scheduled for completion by late 1978.[2] Originally to be named Furlong, after the nearby arterial road, when opened it was named Ginifer, in honour of Jack Ginifer, a former local member of State Parliament.[1]

In 1994, the station was provided with CCTV.[3]

In June 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced that the Furlong Road level crossing would be removed by grade separation, with Ginifer to be rebuilt below ground.[4][5] Boom barriers had been installed at the level crossing in 1984.[6]

The level crossing was removed during October-November 2016, with the station reopening on 1 November of the same year.[7]

Platforms and services

Ginifer has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[8]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury

Prior to electrification of the line to Sydenham in 2002, selected V/Line trains stopped at Ginifer, to pick up/drop off students from the Sydenham Catholic Regional College.

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

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates two routes via Ginifer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  408 : St Albans station – Highpoint Shopping Centre[9]
•  423 : St Albans station – Brimbank Central Shopping Centre[10]

Gallery

• 
  North-west bound view of the former ground level station in December 2015

References

External links

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