Alphington railway station

Alphington
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationRowe Street,
Alphington, Victoria 3078
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′42″S 145°01′53″E / 37.7784°S 145.0313°E / -37.7784; 145.0313
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
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeALP
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 136 years ago (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 Hurstbridge line Darebin
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
1
2
Yarralea Street

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]

  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. ^ "Alphington". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.