Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

Sunbury
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2012
Location	Brook Street, Sunbury, Victoria 3429 City of Hume Australia
Coordinates	37°34′45″S 144°43′40″E / 37.5792°S 144.7279°E / -37.5792; 144.7279Coordinates: 37°34′45″S 144°43′40″E / 37.5792°S 144.7279°E / -37.5792; 144.7279
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury Bendigo
Distance	40.28 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	300+
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	SUY
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 February 1859
Rebuilt	18 November 2012
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Diggers Rest towards Flinders Street Sunbury line Terminus Preceding station V/Line Following station Footscray towards Southern Cross Bendigo line Clarkefield towards Bendigo, Epsom or Eaglehawk Watergardens Limited weekday peak services towards Southern Cross Footscray towards Southern Cross Echuca line Clarkefield towards Echuca

Sunbury railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-western Melbourne suburb of Sunbury, and opened on 10 February 1859.^[1]

The station is also serviced by V/Line services to Bendigo and Echuca.

Disused Rupertswood station is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield stations.

History[]

Sunbury station opened on 10 February 1859 as a terminus, with the line not extended further for two years. The three-track yard dates from that time, and was unique in Victoria. There was a large goods shed on its southern side, a large silo on its northern side, as well as sheep and cattle ramp and yards. There was also housing for railway staff, including two houses in Horne Street, and the stationmaster's house in Brook Street, which were all demolished in the 1980s.

Proper interlocking of the signals and point work did not exist until 1981, and the station was not fully interlocked until 1998, when Solid State Interlocking was provided. That was decommissioned on 16 April 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project.^[2]

The station was refurbished in late 1993, and included an enclosed booking lobby, an air-conditioned waiting room, repainted station buildings, and landscaping of the garden area around the station.^[3] The layout of the station was again altered as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005.

On 18 November 2012, the station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line from Watergardens was electrified. The station was also upgraded as part of those works.^[4][5] Electrification of the line to Sunbury was first proposed in the 1970s, along with a new station along the Sunbury bank, north of the Jackson Creek bridge, to serve the Goonawarra housing estate. However, after a drop in population estimates, that idea was abandoned.^[6]

In 1940, flashing-light warning signals were provided at the Gap Road level crossing, located at the up end of the station,^[1] with boom barriers provided in 1983.^[1] The level crossing was modified as part of the Regional Fast Rail project in 2005,^[7] and modified again in 2012, as part of the electrification of the line to Sunbury.^[7] On 30 November 2018, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced that the level crossing would be grade separated,^[8][9] with the road running under the railway line. The project was also brought forward from 2025 to 2022.^[10]

Platforms and services[]

Sunbury has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains, as well as V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line services.^[11][12][13]

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street; terminating services
•  Bendigo line  V/Line services to Southern Cross, Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Epsom
•  Echuca line  V/Line services to Southern Cross and Echuca

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  terminating services; all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
•  Bendigo line  V/Line services to Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Epsom and Southern Cross
•  Echuca line  V/Line services to Echuca and Southern Cross

It is planned that, by late 2025, trains on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links[]

CDC Melbourne operates one route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  479 : to Westfield Airport West^[14]

Dysons operates one route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• to Lancefield^[15]

Sunbury Bus Service operates seven routes to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  481 : to Mount Lion^[16]
•  483 : to Moonee Ponds Junction^[17]
•  485 : to Wilsons Lane^[18]
•  486 : to Rolling Meadows^[19]
•  487 : to Killara Heights^[20]
•  488 : to Jacksons Hill^[21]
•  489 : to Canterbury Hills^[22]

Gallery[]

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  Northbound view from Platform 1 in February 2007

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  Station front and entrance to Platform 1 in September 2012

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Sunbury railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Rail Geelong gallery
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au