Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

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Sunbury
PTV commuter rail station
Sunbury railway station Platform 1 (northern view)(6 September 2024).jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, September 2024
General information
LocationBrook Street,
Sunbury, Victoria 3429
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates 37°34′45″S144°43′40″E / 37.5792°S 144.7279°E / -37.5792; 144.7279
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance40.28 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300+
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSUY
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 February 1859;165 years ago (1859-02-10)
Rebuilt18 November 2012
ElectrifiedAugust 2012 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006467,498 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Diggers Rest
towards Cranbourne or East Pakenham
Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)		Terminus
Diggers Rest
towards Flinders Street
Sunbury line
Preceding station Victoria train logo.svg V/Line Following station
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
Bendigo line Clarkefield
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Watergardens
Limited weekday peak services
towards Southern Cross
Footscray
towards Southern Cross
Echuca line Clarkefield
towards Echuca
Track layout
Legend
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Blind Creek
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Rupertswood (Closed)
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Metro & V/Line boundary
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Raes Road
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Sunbury railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-western suburb of Sunbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunbury station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 10 February 1859, with the current station provided in 2012. [4]

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The station is also serviced by V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca. A disused station Rupertswood is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield.

History

Sunbury station opened on 10 February 1859 as a terminus, with the railway line not extended further for two years. [4] The three-track yard dates from that time, and was unique in Victoria. There was a large goods shed on its southern side, a large silo on its northern side, as well as sheep and cattle ramps and yards. There was also housing for railway staff, including two houses in Horne Street, and the stationmaster's house in Brook Street, which were all demolished in the 1980s.

Until 1981, proper interlocking of the signals and point work did not exist, and the station was not fully interlocked until 1998, when Solid State Interlocking was provided. On 16 April 2005, that interlocking was abolished, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project. [5]

In late 1993, the station was refurbished, with upgrades included an enclosed booking lobby, an air-conditioned waiting room, repainted station buildings and landscaping of the garden area around the station. [6] In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, the layout of the station was again altered.

On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line from Watergardens was electrified. The station was also upgraded as part of those works. [7] [8] Electrification of the line to Sunbury was first proposed in the 1970s, along with a new station along the Sunbury bank north of the Jackson Creek bridge, to serve the Goonawarra housing estate. However, after a drop in population estimates, that idea was abandoned. [9]

In 1940, flashing-light warning signals were provided at the former Gap Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, [4] with boom barriers provided in 1983. [4] In 2005, the level crossing was modified as part of the Regional Fast Rail project and, [10] in 2012, was modified again, as part of the electrification of the line to Sunbury. [10] On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing would be grade separated, [11] [12] with the road passing underneath the railway line. The project was brought forward from 2025, [13] and was completed in September 2022. [14] [15]

Platforms and services

A High Capacity Metro Train comes out the siding to commence a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2023 HCMT set 37 Sunbury station.jpg
A High Capacity Metro Train comes out the siding to commence a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2023
A Comeng and V/Line VLocity train at Platforms 1 and 2, September 2024 Comeng and VLocity at Sunbury railway station (6 September 2024).jpg
A Comeng and V/Line VLocity train at Platforms 1 and 2, September 2024

Sunbury has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains, as well as V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line services. [16] [17] [18]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

The exterior next few trains info PID displaying various Metro and V/Line services, September 2024 Sunbury railway station information services concourse PID (6 September 2024).jpg
The exterior next few trains info PID displaying various Metro and V/Line services, September 2024
A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024 Sunbury railway station Platform 2 PID (6 September 2024).jpg
A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024

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

A bus bay interchange signage, November 2022 Sunbury Station November 2022 4.jpg
A bus bay interchange signage, November 2022
The bus interchange area at the eastern concourse, September 2024 Sunbury railway station bus bays (6 September 2024).jpg
The bus interchange area at the eastern concourse, September 2024
Photo of the undercover area at the bus interchange, December 2020 Sunbury Station bus interchange.jpg
Photo of the undercover area at the bus interchange, December 2020

CDC Melbourne operates one route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Dysons operates one route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Sunbury Bus Service operates eight routes to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
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  5. ↑ "Sunbury Signal Box (SBY)". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1994. p. 61.
  7. ↑ "Sunbury Electrification Overview". Victorian State Government Department of Transport. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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  10. 1 2 "M0380: Gap Road (Station Street)". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  11. ↑ More level crossing removals on the way Archived 28 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  12. ↑ Gap Road, Sunbury Archived 22 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  13. ↑ Gap Road level crossing to go in the Sunbury Line Upgrade Archived 20 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine - Level Crossing Removal Project
  14. ↑ Gap Road level crossing removal past halfway mark Archived 20 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Victoria's Big Build
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  18. ↑ Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria
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