Albion railway station, Melbourne

Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion, and it opened on 5 January 1860 as Albion and Darlington. It closed on 1 January 1861, and reopened on 24 March 1891 as Albion.

The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the east of the station and, along with the Albion – Jacana freight line, branches off north of the station.

History
The Melbourne & Murray River Railway (now the Bendigo line) opened in 1859, operating from Footscray to Sunbury. By the early 1860s, the line had been extended to Bendigo. A station named Albion and Darlington was built on the site of the current station, opening on 5 January 1860. Albion and Darlington only remained open for a single year. In 1891, a new station, named Albion, opened to the west of the previous station. In 1919, Albion was relocated to its current site.

In 1961, the former Ballarat Road level crossing was grade separated, and was replaced with a road overpass, just north of the station.

Until 1961, the station had a signal box to control of the junction with the Albion – Jacana freight line, after which it was replaced by a signal panel, which was moved to the Sunshine signal box in 1965. In 1972, both platforms were extended. In 2022, both platforms were again extended at the up end.

As part of the Melbourne Airport rail link project, Albion is scheduled to be rebuilt. An 18-metre high flyover will be built above the station and Ballarat Road.

Platforms and services
Albion has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Sunbury line trains.

Platform 1:
 * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury

By June 2025, it is planned that services on the Sunbury line will be through-routed to the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne operates two bus routes via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre
 * : Caroline Springs – Sunshine station

Transit Systems Victoria operates one bus route via Albion station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 * : Sunshine station – Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)