Albion railway station, Melbourne

Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion, and it opened on 5 January 1860 as Albion and Darlington. It closed on 1 January 1861, and reopened on 24 March 1891 as Albion.

Albion
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2, December 2013
General information
LocationSt Albans Road,
Albion, Victoria 3020
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37.7772°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
Connections 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 (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
2006–2007706,570 15.84%
2007–2008759,149 7.44%
2008–2009785,147 3.42%
2009–2010808,922 3.02%
2010–2011802,370 0.8%
2011–2012679,577 15.3%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014801,210 17.89%
2014–2015796,442 0.59%
2015–2016766,337 3.77%
2016–2017660,670 13.78%
2017–2018667,975 1.1%
2018–2019686,100 2.71%
2019–2020537,450 21.66%
2020–2021204,500 61.95%
2021–2022203,100 0.68%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Sunshine Sunbury line Ginifer
towards Sunbury or Watergardens
Track layout
to Sunshine
1
2

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.

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