Mont Albert railway station

Mont Albert railway station was located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia, serving the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert. Located between Surrey Hills and Box Hill, it opened on 11 August 1890 and closed on 17 February 2023, due to project works associated with the Level Crossing Removal Project.

History
Mont Albert station opened on 11 August 1890 and, like the suburb itself, was named after Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria.

In 1963, boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Mont Albert Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the Flinders Street (up) direction of the station.

In the 1960s, track amplification works resulted in the Box Hill-bound platform being rebuilt and converted to an island platform. In December 1971, services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill.

In 2020, it was announced that the level crossings at Union and Mont Albert Roads would be fast-tracked for removal by 2023. The project will involve the closure of both Mont Albert and nearby Surrey Hills, with a Brand New Railway Station at Union, to be constructed between the two stations. The current station building on Platform 1 is to be refurbished and relocated within the precinct for community use.

On 17 February 2023, the last train to depart from Mont Albert was a Belgrave-bound train at 20:37. The station was permanently closed soon after for demolition, alongside Surrey Hills. The replacement new station, Union, opened on 22 May of that year.

Platforms and services
Mont Albert had one island platform (Platforms 2 and 3) and one side platform (Platform 1), linked by an underpass. It was serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.

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

Platform 2:
 * all stations services to Lilydale
 * all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:
 * weekday all stations services to Blackburn, Ringwood and Lilydale
 * weekday all stations services to Blackburn, Ringwood and Belgrave

Transport links
At the time of closure, one bus route serviced Mont Albert, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:


 * : Box Hill station - Burwood (operated by Ventura Bus Lines)