Albion railway station, Melbourne

Albion railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of Albion, opening on 5 January 1860 as Albion & Darlington, and was renamed Albion on 24 March 1891.

The Melbourne – Sydney standard gauge line passes to the north 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, running from Footscray to Sunbury. By the early 1860s, the line had been extended to Bendigo. A station named Albion & Darlington was built on the site of the current Albion station, opening on 5 January 1860. Albion & 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 station was relocated to the current site.

The former Ballarat Road level crossing was grade separated in 1961, resulting in the bridge going over the railway line, just west of Albion station.

The station had a signal box, for the control of the junction with the Albion – Jacana freight line, until 1961, when it was replaced by a signal panel, which was then moved to the Sunshine signal box in 1965.

Platforms and services
Albion has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.

Platform 1:
 * Sunbury line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
 * Sunbury line: all stations services to Watergardens & Sunbury

Transport links
Sita Buslines operates one route via Albion station:
 * 456: Sunshine station – Woodgrove Shopping Centre (Melton)

Transdev Melbourne operates two routes via Albion station:
 * 215: Caroline Springs – Highpoint Shopping Centre
 * 216: Caroline Springs – Brighton Beach station