Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

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Sunbury railway station is a commuter, regional railway station and the terminus of the suburban Sunbury line. It is also a station of the regional Deniliquin line. It opened on 10 February 1859, with the current station being provided in 2012.<ref name="VicsigSunbury">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The station is also served by V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca. The disused Rupertswood station is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield.

History

Sunbury station opened as a terminus, with the railway line not extended further for two years.<ref name=VicsigSunbury/> The three-track yard dates from that time, and was unique in Victoria. There was a large goods shed on the southern side, a large silo on the northern side, as well as sheep and cattle ramps and yards. There was also housing for railway staff, including two houses in Horne Street, and the stationmaster's house in Brook Street, which were all demolished in the 1980s.

Until 1981, proper interlocking of the signals and point work did not exist, and the station was not fully interlocked until 1998, when Solid State Interlocking was provided. On 16 April 2005, that interlocking was abolished, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.<ref name="SignalBox">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In late 1993, the station was refurbished, with upgrades included an enclosed booking lobby, an air-conditioned waiting room, repainting of the station buildings, and landscaping of the garden area around the station.<ref name="newsrailfeb94">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, the layout of the station was again altered.

On 18 November 2012, Sunbury station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line from Watergardens was electrified. The station was also upgraded as part of those works.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Electrification of the line to Sunbury had first been proposed in the 1970s, along with a new station along the Sunbury bank north of the Jackson Creek bridge, to serve the Goonawarra housing estate. However, after a drop in population estimates, that idea was abandoned.<ref name="newsrailapr78">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 1940, flashing-light warning signals were provided at the former Gap Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station,<ref name=VicsigSunbury/> with boom barriers provided in 1983.<ref name=VicsigSunbury/> In 2005, the level crossing was modified as part of the Regional Fast Rail project<ref name="gaproad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and, in 2012, was modified again, as part of the electrification of the line to Sunbury.<ref name=gaproad/> On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the level crossing would be grade separated,<ref>More level crossing removals on the way Template:Webarchive - Level Crossing Removal Project</ref><ref>Gap Road, Sunbury Template:Webarchive - Level Crossing Removal Project</ref> with the road passing underneath the railway line. The project was brought forward from 2025,<ref>Gap Road level crossing to go in the Sunbury Line Upgrade Template:Webarchive - Level Crossing Removal Project</ref> and was completed in September 2022.<ref name="bigbuildsunbury">Gap Road level crossing removal past halfway mark Template:Webarchive - Victoria's Big Build</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

Sunbury has two side platforms and is served by Sunbury line trains, as well as V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line trains.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Bendigo - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref><ref>Echuca/Moama - Melbourne timetable Public Transport Victoria</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service pattern
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services

From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026

colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr, #Template:Rcr, #Template:Rcr); " \|Sunbury platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type	Notes
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	City Loop	All stations and limited express services
	Template:RouteBox (weekends only)	Westall, East Pakenham	Town Hall	Limited express services	Between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends
	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street		All stations
	Template:RouteBox (weekends only)	Westall, East Pakenham	Town Hall	All stations	Between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends
	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services

From 1 February 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service pattern
1	Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne	Town Hall	All stations and limited express services
1	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox	East Pakenham, Cranbourne	Town Hall	All stations and limited express services
2	Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox	Southern Cross Bendigo Echuca		All stations and limited express services

In 2025, it is planned that trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Template:Color box: to Westfield Airport West<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Dysons operates one bus route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

to Lancefield<ref>Lancefield - Sunbury-Clarkefield via Romsey & Monegeeta Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria</ref>

Sunbury Bus Service operates eight routes to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Template:Color box: to Mount Lion<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Moonee Ponds Junction<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Wilsons Lane<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Rolling Meadows<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Killara Heights<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Jacksons Hill<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Canterbury Hills<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Diggers Rest station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Gallery

Northbound view from Platform 1, February 2007, prior to the electrification of the line
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, September 2012
Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2012
Southbound view of the station platforms, with a Comeng train at Platform 1, November 2022
Northbound view, showing a Comeng train on Platform 1 and the Sunbury stabling yard, November 2022
The Myki readers and entrance to Platform 2, November 2022
Southbound view from Platform 1, September 2024
Station building and entrance to Platform 1, September 2024
The eastern concourse, footbridge, ramp, stairs and entrance signage, September 2024
The eastern station car park, September 2024