Alphington railway station

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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.<ref name="vicsigalphington">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.<ref name=vicsigalphington/> 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.<ref name="vpalphington">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1912, duplication between Westgarth and Alphington was provided.<ref name=vicsigalphington/> In 1951, duplication to Ivanhoe was provided.<ref name=vicsigalphington/>

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.<ref name="barriers">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref> The signal box and a goods yard were also abolished at that time.<ref name=vicsigalphington/>

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.<ref name="newsrailsep79">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Platforms and services

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A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Hurstbridge-bound service, August 2024

Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform Line Destination Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham, Hurstbridge All stations and limited express services

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

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