Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in

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. It serves the western

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suburb of

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, 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.Albion
Vicsig 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

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) opened in 1859, operating from Footscray to Sunbury. By the early 1860s, the line had been extended to

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. 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. In 1961, the former Ballarat Road

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was

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, replaced with a road

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over the railway line, just north of the station. Until 1961, the station had a

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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. In 1972, both platforms received extensions. In 2022, both platforms were extended at the Up end. 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.

Platforms and services

Albion has one

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with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be

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with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

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operates two routes via Albion station, under contract to

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: * : Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre * : Caroline Springs – Sunshine station

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operates one route via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Sunshine station – Woodgrove Shopping Centre ( Melton)

Gallery

Image:Albion railway station platform 1, 2013.JPG, South-east bound view from Platform 1 in December 2013 Image:Albion railway station platform 2, 2013.JPG, South-east bound view from Platform 2 in December 2013

References

External links

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Melway map
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