Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

Sunbury
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1, September 2024
General information
LocationBrook Street,
Sunbury, Victoria 3429
City of Hume
Australia
Coordinates37°34′45″S 144°43′40″E / 37.5792°S 144.7279°E / -37.5792; 144.7279
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance40.28 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300+
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSUY
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 February 1859; 165 years ago (1859-02-10)
Rebuilt18 November 2012
ElectrifiedAugust 2012 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006467,498[1]
2006–2007492,785[1]Increase 5.4%
2007–2008510,361[1]Increase 3.56%
2008–2009521,417[2]Increase 2.16%
2009–2010532,474[2]Increase 2.12%
2010–2011558,667[2]Increase 4.91%
2011–2012541,704[2]Decrease 3.03%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014622,138[2]Increase 14.84%
2014–2015697,538[1]Increase 12.11%
2015–2016764,481[2]Increase 9.59%
2016–2017694,561[2]Decrease 9.14%
2017–2018796,357[2]Increase 14.65%
2018–2019803,333[2]Increase 0.87%
2019–2020628,800[2]Decrease 21.72%
2020–2021301,950[2]Decrease 51.98%
2021–2022362,700[3]Increase 20.11%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Diggers Rest Sunshine–Dandenong corridor
(under construction)
Terminus
Diggers Rest Sunbury line
Preceding station Railways in Victoria V/Line Following station
Footscray Bendigo line Clarkefield
towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk
Watergardens
Limited weekday peak services
Footscray Echuca line Clarkefield
towards Echuca
Track layout
Harpers Creek
1
2
End of electrification
Blind Creek
Rupertswood (Closed)
Jacksons Creek
Metro & V/Line boundary
Raes Road

Sunbury railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-western suburb of Sunbury, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sunbury station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 10 February 1859, with the current station provided in 2012.[4]

The station is also serviced by V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca. A disused station Rupertswood is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield.

  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. ^ "Sunbury". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.