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Alphington railway station

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Alphington station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Hurstbridge line, part of the Melbourne rail 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.[7]

Coordinates37°46′42″S 145°01′53″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
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Alphington
Westbound view from Platform 1, August 2024
General information
LocationRowe Street,
Alphington, Victoria 3078
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′42″S 145°01′53″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorMetro Trains
LineHurstbridge
Distance10.46 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure type
Ground
Parking119
Cycle facilities
5
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeALP
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened8 May 1888; 138 years ago (1888-05-08)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006278,977[1]
2006–2007297,434[1] Increase 6.61%
2007–2008316,732[1] Increase 6.48%
2008–2009316,047[2] Decrease 0.212%
2009–2010323,038[2] Increase 2.21%
2010–2011321,010[2] Decrease 0.62%
2011–2012287,551[2] Decrease 10.42%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014273,566[2] Decrease 4.86%
2014–2015279,012[1] Increase 1.99%
2015–2016306,621[2] Increase 9.89%
2016–2017303,367[2] Decrease 1.06%
2017–2018243,307[2] Decrease 19.8%
2018–2019296,900[2] Increase 22.03%
2019–2020239,400[2] Decrease 19.37%
2020–2021109,600[2] Decrease 54.2%
2021–2022129,950[3] Increase 18.56%
2022–2023216,150[4] Increase 66.33%
2023–2024244,050[5] Increase 12.91%
2024–2025249,100[6] Increase 2.07%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Fairfield Hurstbridge line Darebin
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
1
2
Yarralea Street
Location
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History

Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.[7] 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.[8][9]

In 1912, duplication between Westgarth and Alphington was provided.[7] In 1951, duplication to Ivanhoe was provided.[7]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[10][11] The signal box and a goods yard were also abolished at that time.[7]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[12]

Platforms and services

Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains.[13]

More information Platform, Line ...
Alphington platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Hurstbridge line  Flinders Street All stations and limited express services [14]
2  Hurstbridge line  Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services [14]
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Kinetic Melbourne operates one bus route via Alphington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  508 : to Moonee Ponds Junction[15]

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