Alphington railway station explained

Alphington
Type:PTV commuter rail station
Style:Melbourne
Address:Rowe Street,
Alphington, Victoria 3078
Borough:City of Darebin
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.7784°N 145.0313°W
Distance:10.46 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Other: Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 side
Tracks:2
Parking:119
Bicycle:5
Rebuilt:1979
Electrified:July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Accessible:Yes
Code:ALP
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Metro Trains
Zone:Myki Zone 1
Status:Operational, unstaffed
Website:Public Transport Victoria
Map State:expanded

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.[1]

History

Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.[1] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Alphington in Devon, England, which was the birthplace of Sir William Manning, who subdivided his property in the area into a village.[2] [3]

In 1912, duplication between Westgarth and Alphington was provided.[1] In 1951, duplication to Ivanhoe was provided.[1]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[4] [5] The signal box and a goods yard were also abolished at that time.[1]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[6]

Platforms and services

Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Dysons operates one bus route via Alphington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alphington. vicsig.net. 28 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Alphington. Victorian Places. 28 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Jamie. First. The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs. Herald Sun. 7 January 2014. 28 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Yarralea Street. vicsig.net. 31 March 2023.
  5. January 1990. Level Crossing Protection. John Sinnatt. Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. 9–17.
  6. September 1979. Works. Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. 204.
  7. train.