Albion railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | ALB |
| Distance from Flinders St |
14 km |
| Lines | Sydenham |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 2 |
| Status | Host station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Melway map | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1 & 2 Overlap |
Albion railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located on the border of the suburbs of Sunshine and Albion, Victoria, on the Sydenham railway line. Classed as a Host Station, Albion is in the Metcard zones 1+2 overlap.
The station is located at the southern end of the Western Highway road overpass and next to St Albans Road, which also provides platform access. The Albion - Jacana freight lines branches off at the DOWN end of the station, as does the parallel Melbourne - Sydney standard gauge line.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of two platforms, in an island format. The island platform contains a large pebblemix building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to the platforms, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine and a ticket office is also located next to the large Metcard machine.
[edit] History
Albion station opened on Thursday, January 5, 1860.
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