Alphington railway station

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Alphington
Alphington Southbound Platform 1, August 2024.jpg
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationRowe 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
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line Hurstbridge
Distance10.46 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking119
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeALP
Fare zone Myki Zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888;137 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006278,977 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Fairfield
towards Flinders Street
Hurstbridge line Darebin
towards Eltham or Hurstbridge
Track layout
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Yarralea Street
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Darebin Creek
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Location
Alphington railway station

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]

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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 Platform 2 PID, August 2024.jpg
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]

Current

Alphington platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationService Type
1  Hurstbridge line   Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2  Hurstbridge line   Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.

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