Alphington railway station

Alphington railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Alphington, and opened on 8 May 1888.[4]

Alphington
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in January 2009
General information
LocationRowe Street,
Alphington, Victoria 3078
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′42″S 145°01′53″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance10.46 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking119
Bicycle facilities5
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeALP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888 (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006278,977[1]
2006–2007297,434[1] Increase 6.61%
2007–2008316,732[1] Increase 6.48%
2008–2009316,047[2] Decrease 0.212%
2009–2010323,038[2] Increase 2.21%
2010–2011321,010[2] Decrease 0.62%
2011–2012287,551[2] Decrease 10.42%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014273,566[2] Decrease 4.86%
2014–2015279,012[1] Increase 1.99%
2015–2016306,621[2] Increase 9.89%
2016–2017303,367[2] Decrease 1.06%
2017–2018243,307[2] Decrease 19.8%
2018–2019296,900[2] Increase 22.03%
2019–2020239,400[2] Decrease 19.37%
2020–2021109,600[2] Decrease 54.2%
2021–2022129,950[3] Increase 18.56%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Fairfield
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Darebin
towards Hurstbridge

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

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

  •  508 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[11]

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.

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