St Albans railway station, Melbourne

St Albans
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, September 2024
General information
LocationSt Albans Road,
St Albans, Victoria 3021
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°44′40″S 144°47′59″E / 37.7445°S 144.7997°E / -37.7445; 144.7997
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance17.81 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side (formerly 3: 1 island and 1 side)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking400
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSAB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 February 1887; 137 years ago (1887-02-01)
Rebuilt22 November 1959
27 January 2002
1 November 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,207,043[1]
2006–20071,332,784[1] Increase 10.41%
2007–20081,559,537[1] Increase 17.01%
2008–20091,680,160[2] Increase 7.73%
2009–20101,796,735[2] Increase 6.93%
2010–20111,738,504[2] Decrease 3.24%
2011–20121,527,953[2] Decrease 12.11%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014997,182[2] Decrease 34.73%
2014–20151,076,015[1] Increase 7.9%
2015–20161,064,315[2] Decrease 1.08%
2016–2017902,316[2] Decrease 15.22%
2017–20181,139,678[2] Increase 26.3%
2018–20191,191,150[2] Increase 4.51%
2019–2020963,000[2] Decrease 19.15%
2020–2021500,200[2] Decrease 48.05%
2021–2022610,250[3] Increase 22%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ginifer
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Keilor Plains
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Sunshine
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line
Peak Express
Former services
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Ginifer
towards Southern Cross
 Bendigo line Watergardens
towards Sunbury or Bendigo
Track layout
Legend
to Ginifer
1
2
to Keilor Plains

St Albans railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of St Albans, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. St Albans station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 February 1887, with the current station provided in 2016.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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
  4. ^ "St Albans". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.