| Alphington | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Rowe Street, Alphington, Victoria 3078 |
| Borough: | City of Darebin |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.7784°N 145.0313°W |
| Distance: | 10.46 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Other: | Bus |
| Structure: | Ground |
| Platform: | 2 side |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Parking: | 119 |
| Bicycle: | 5 |
| Rebuilt: | 1979 |
| Electrified: | July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Code: | ALP |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 1 |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | expanded |
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.[1]
Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888, when a railway line between Collingwood and Heidelberg was provided.[1] 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.[2] [3]
In 1912, duplication between Westgarth and Alphington was provided.[1] In 1951, duplication to Ivanhoe was provided.[1]
In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Yarralea Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[4] [5] The signal box and a goods yard were also abolished at that time.[1]
In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[6]
Alphington has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Hurstbridge line trains.[7]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Dysons operates one bus route via Alphington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: