St Albans railway station, Melbourne

St Albans
The new station looking north on opening day in November 2016.
Location St Albans Road, St Albans
Coordinates 37°44′40″S 144°47′59″E / 37.7445°S 144.7997°E / -37.7445; 144.7997Coordinates: 37°44′40″S 144°47′59″E / 37.7445°S 144.7997°E / -37.7445; 144.7997
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Sunbury
Distance 17.81 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Below ground
Parking 400
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code SAB
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 1 February 1887
Closed 3 October 2016
Rebuilt 2 November 2016
Electrified Yes (1921)
Traffic
Passengers (2008-2009) 1.680 million[1]
Passengers (2009-2010) 1.797 million[1] Increase 6.96%
Passengers (2010-2011) 1.739 million[1] Decrease 3.23%
Passengers (2011-2012) 1.528 million[1] Decrease 12.13%
Passengers (2012-2013) Not measured[1]
Passengers (2013-2014) 0.997 million[1] Decrease 34.75%
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Sunbury line
towards Sunbury

St Albans railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of St Albans, originally opening on 1 February 1887.[2]

History

Melbourne platform located north of Main Road level crossing, that was replaced by current Platform 1 in January 2002

St Albans station opened on 1 February 1887.[2] Originally only three trains each way passed through St Albans on weekdays and passengers had to inform the train guard at the stop prior for the train to stop. Later the steam era trains operated hourly from Flinders Street to Braybrook Junction, with only eight trains continuing to St Albans. The station was made the terminus of the electrified network from the city in October 1921, and services were improved, with trains running every 40 minutes by day and hourly at night.[3]

The original station was located at the northern end of the Main Road level crossing, with all terminating electric trains using Platform 2.[3]

In 1959 the station was rebuilt, with an island platform built on the southern side of the level crossing. One side faced the main line, with the other side formed a dock platform for terminating suburban trains. The old westbound platform was removed but the eastbound platform remained for Spencer Street bound regional trains.[3] Boom barriers replace interlocked gates at Main Road in 1986.[4]

A signal box with a mechanical lever frame was located on the former island platform, to control access to the former back platform and sidings, now abolished.

It was upgraded to a Premium station on 26 July 1996.[5]

A disused platform located west of the Main Road level crossing was used for Southern Cross bound V/Line trains, until replaced by the current Platform 1 as part of the extension of the electrified network to Sydenham in January 2002.

In November 2012 with electrification to Sunbury, V/Line Bendigo trains ceased stopping at St Albans and Metro Trains terminating services ceased with Platform 3 no longer regularly used although the stabling yard was still used for train storage until recent times (2015) as work on grade separation has begun.

In late 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority commenced a grade separation project that replaced the Main Road level crossing with a road bridge over a lowered rail line. The rebuilt station opening on 1 November 2016. The overall project was completed by mid-2017, resulting in roughly a third of the station being directly below Main Rd with the remainder lowered.[6][7][8]

Platforms & services

St Albans has two side platforms, located below ground level. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operate eight bus routes to and from St Albans station:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. )
  2. 1 2 St Albans Vicsig
  3. 1 2 3 SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 68. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  4. ↑ VR History by Andrew Waugh
  5. ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  6. ↑ Deadly St Albans crossing to get overhaul Herald Sun 27 April 2014
  7. ↑ $200 million to remove notorious St Albans level crossing Premier of Victoria 27 April 2014
  8. ↑ Furlong Main Level Crossing Removal Project Level Crossing Removal Authority
  9. ↑ Sunbury Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  10. ↑ Route 408 St Albans - Highpoint Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
  11. ↑ Route 418 Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre - St Albans timetable Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  12. ↑ Route 419 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  13. ↑ Route 421 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Public Transport Victoria
  14. ↑ Route 423 St Albans - Brimbank Central Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
  15. ↑ Route 424 St Albans - Brimbank Central Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
  16. ↑ Route 425 St Albans - Watergardens Railway Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
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