Alphington railway station

Alphington
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
Location	Rowe Street, Alphington, Victoria 3078 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′42″S145°01′53″E / 37.7784°S 145.0313°E / -37.7784; 145.0313
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
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	ALP
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 May 1888;137 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	278,977 [1]

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Fairfield towards Flinders Street		Hurstbridge line		Darebin towards Eltham or Hurstbridge

Track layout
Legend to Fairfield 1 2 Yarralea Street Darebin Creek to Darebin

Alphington railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Alphington, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Alphington station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 8 May 1888, with the current station provided in 1979. ^[4]

History

Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided. ^[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Alphington in Devon, England, which was the birthplace of Sir William Manning, who subdivided his property in the area into a village. ^{[5] [6]}

In 1912, duplication between Westgarth and Alphington was provided. ^[4] In 1951, duplication to Ivanhoe was provided. ^[4]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station. ^{[7] [8]} The signal box and a goods yard were also abolished at that time. ^[4]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided. ^[9]

Platforms and services

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Hurstbridge-bound service, August 2024

Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains. ^[10]

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 ^[11]

Gallery

• 
  Westbound view from Platform 2, January 2009
• 
  Eastbound view from Platform 2, August 2024
• 
  Eastbound view of the station platforms, August 2024
• 
  Station building on Platform 1, August 2024
• 
  Station building and entrance to Platform 2, August 2024
• 
  The station's pedestrian footbridge, viewed Westbound from Platform 2, August 2024

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Alphington". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. "Alphington". Victorian Places. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
6. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
7. "Yarralea Street". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
8. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
9. "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1979. p. 204.
10. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "508 Alphington - Moonee Ponds via Northcote & Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Media related to Alphington railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons

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