Ginifer railway station

Ginifer
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2,
November 2021
General information
LocationSt Albans Road,
St Albans, Victoria 3021
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°45′29″S 144°48′36″E / 37.7580°S 144.8100°E / -37.7580; 144.8100
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance16.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking157
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Parkiteer cage)
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeGIN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened31 October 1982; 42 years ago (1982-10-31)
Rebuilt1 November 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFurlong (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006473,299[1]
2006–2007540,532[1] Increase 14.2%
2007–2008620,273[1] Increase 14.75%
2008–2009709,384[2] Increase 14.36%
2009–2010767,958[2] Increase 8.25%
2010–2011817,528[2] Increase 6.45%
2011–2012692,932[2] Decrease 15.24%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014573,926[2] Decrease 17.17%
2014–2015677,758[1] Increase 18.09%
2015–2016781,601[2] Increase 15.32%
2016–2017641,155[2] Decrease 17.96%
2017–2018803,997[2] Increase 25.39%
2018–2019831,750[2] Increase 3.45%
2019–2020659,350[2] Decrease 20.72%
2020–2021320,700[2] Decrease 51.36%
2021–2022345,200[3] Increase 7.63%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Albion
towards Flinders Street
 Sunbury line St Albans
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Track layout
Legend
to Albion
Western Ring Road
1
2
to St Albans

Ginifer 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. Ginifer station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 31 October 1982, 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. ^ "Ginifer". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.