Albion railway station is a
commuter rail
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way station on the
Sunbury line, which is part of the
Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of
Albion
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, in
Melbourne
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, Victoria, Australia. Albion station is a ground level
host station
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, featuring an
island platform
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. It opened on 5 January 1860, with the current station provided in 1919. The station was originally closed on 1 January 1861, then reopened on 24 March 1891.
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,
branch
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History and etymology
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es 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
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As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
. 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
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Route
Ballarat Road commences at the interchange with Western Highway (Victoria), Western Freeway ...
level crossing
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was grade separated
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, and was replaced with a road overpass, just north of the station.signal box
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In ...
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.][
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
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with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.
Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
* all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury
In 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
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:
* : Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre
Gallery
File:Albion railway station platform 2, 2013.JPG, South-east bound view from Platform 2,
December 2013
File:Comeng train at platform 2 of Albion railway station, 2013.JPG, North-west bound view from Platform 2 with a Comeng train at Platform 2 on a Sunbury bound service, December 2013
References
External links
*
Melway map
at street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Sunbury=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860
Railway stations in the City of Brimbank