Alphington railway station, Melbourne
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Alphington is a railway station in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
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, Australia
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, located in the suburb of Alphington
Alphington, Victoria
Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483...

, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Alphington is unmanned and is in Metcard
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 Zone 1.

Facilities

Alphington is located at the western end of the Yarralea Street level crossing, with station access from Rowe, Wingrove and Yarralea Streets.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard
Metcard
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 ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine and myki ticketing machine both located at the entrance to platform 2. It also contains a Telstra public phone on Platform 2 behind the brick building. A footbridge is situated at the Flinders Street
Flinders Street Station
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 end of the station.

Platforms, services and connecting bus service

Platform 1:
  • Hurstbridge line - all stations and limited stops services (Clifton Hill to Jolimont) to Flinders Street


Platform 2:
  • Hurstbridge line - all stations and limited stops services to Heidelberg, Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham
    Eltham railway station, Melbourne
    Eltham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Eltham, on the Hurstbridge railway line. Eltham is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2....

     and Hurstbridge

  • 508 Moonee Ponds
    Moonee Ponds, Victoria
    Moonee Ponds is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley.It is home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse...

     – Alphington
    Alphington, Victoria
    Alphington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Alphington had a population of 4,483...

    via Brunswick West, Brunswick RS, Northcote, Fairfield (every day). Operated by Dyson's Bus Services
    Dyson's Bus Services
    Dyson's Bus Services is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Beyond operating route services, it also owns the Cobb and Co coach company...

    .
  • 546 Heidelberg
    Heidelberg, Victoria
    Heidelberg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule....

     – University of Melbourne
    University of Melbourne
    The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...

    via Darebin RS, Clifton Hill RS (Monday to Friday). Operated by Dyson's Bus Services
    Dyson's Bus Services
    Dyson's Bus Services is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Beyond operating route services, it also owns the Cobb and Co coach company...

    .

History

Alphington station opened on 8 May 1888. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at Yarralea Street in 1966.
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