Albion railway station, Melbourne

Albion
PTV commuter rail station
South-east bound view from Platform 1,
December 2013
General information
LocationSt Albans Road,
Albion, Victoria 3020
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°46′38″S 144°49′28″E / 37.7772°S 144.8244°E / -37.7772; 144.8244
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance13.65 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking567
Bicycle facilities18
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeALB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened5 January 1860; 164 years ago (1860-01-05)
Closed1 January 1861
Rebuilt24 March 1891
24 November 1919
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesAlbion and Darlington (1860-1861)
Passengers
2005–2006609,932[1]
2006–2007706,570[1] Increase 15.84%
2007–2008759,149[1] Increase 7.44%
2008–2009785,147[2] Increase 3.42%
2009–2010808,922[2] Increase 3.02%
2010–2011802,370[2] Decrease 0.8%
2011–2012679,577[2] Decrease 15.3%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014801,210[2] Increase 17.89%
2014–2015796,442[1] Decrease 0.59%
2015–2016766,337[2] Decrease 3.77%
2016–2017660,670[2] Decrease 13.78%
2017–2018667,975[2] Increase 1.1%
2018–2019686,100[2] Increase 2.71%
2019–2020537,450[2] Decrease 21.66%
2020–2021204,500[2] Decrease 61.95%
2021–2022203,100[3] Decrease 0.68%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Sunshine
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line Ginifer
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Track layout
Legend
to Sunshine
1
2
to Albion–Jacana line
to Ginifer
Broad gauge, electrified
Broad gauge, non-electrified
Dual gauge, non-electrified

Albion 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 Albion, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Albion station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 5 January 1860, with the current station provided in 1919. The station was originally closed on 1 January 1861, then reopened on 24 March 1891.[4]

Initially opened as Albion and Darlington, the station was given its current name of Albion on 24 March 1891, upon its reopening.[4]

The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the east of the station and, along with the Albion – Jacana freight line, branches off north of the station.

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 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 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Albion". vicsig.net. Retrieved 12 February 2023.