Albury railway station

Albury
Railway Station
Station front in May 2010
Location	Railway Place, Albury Australia
Coordinates	36°05′03″S 146°55′28″E / 36.084257°S 146.924559°ECoordinates: 36°05′03″S 146°55′28″E / 36.084257°S 146.924559°E
Elevation	534 feet (163 m)
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	NSW TrainLink V/Line
Line(s)	New South Wales Main South Victorian North East
Distance	642.40 kilometres from Central 304.90 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 side, 1 dock)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	NSW: ABX Vic: ALY
Fare zone	Myki zone 28
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	26 February 1882
Services
Passenger services Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Wangaratta towards Melbourne NSW TrainLink Southern Melbourne XPT Culcairn towards Sydney Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station Terminus Main Southern Line Albury Racecourse towards Sydney Preceding station   V/Line   Following station Wodonga toward Melbourne (Southern Cross) Albury-Wodonga line Terminus

Albury railway station is located on the New South Wales/Victorian border city of Albury. Designed and constructed under the supervision of John Whitton, it opened on 26 February 1882, replacing a temporary structure, which opened on 3 February 1881, when the Main South line was extended from Gerogery.^[1][2][3] The premiers of both New South Wales and Victoria attended the official opening of the 1881 station, marking the first time in Australian history that two colonial premiers had appeared together publicly.^[4]

By 1873, the Victorian line was complete as far as Wodonga, and so a rail trip between Sydney and Melbourne required the use of a short stagecoach connection to cross the Murray River. The Victorian Railways' broad gauge line from Wodonga opened on 14 June 1883.^[5][6]

The New South Wales Government Railways were built to the standard gauge, which meant travellers in both directions had to change trains at Albury. This resulted in a 455 metres (1,493 ft) long platform being built to accommodate that move, then the longest in Australia.^[7]

In April 1962, a new standard gauge line to Melbourne's Spencer Street station opened, and thus the Intercapital Daylight, Southern Aurora and Spirit of Progress began to operate without the need to change trains. However, the Riverina Express continued to terminate at Albury until November 1993, with passengers transferring to V/Line services to continue into Victoria.

Albury had extensive transshipment facilities, with all freight also required to be transferred. Later, a bogie change facility was opened. It also featured locomotive and carriage depots.^[3] Much of the yard was demolished to make way for the Hume Highway bypass in 2005. Albury also had a refreshment room, which closed in August 1975.^[8]

Platforms & services

Albury is served by NSW TrainLink XPT services from Sydney Central to Melbourne Southern Cross services^[9] and terminating V/Line services to and from Melbourne Southern Cross.^[10]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	Southern Region	Services to Melbourne and Sydney
2	V/Line Albury line	services to services to & from Southern Cross

Transport links

Greyhound Australia operates three services from Canberra to Melbourne, via Albury station.^[11][12]

NSW TrainLink operate road coach services from Albury station to Echuca.^[9]

V/Line operate road coach services from Albury station to Adelaide, Canberra, Shepparton and Seymour.^{[10][13][14][15]}

Gallery

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  Tracks at Albury Railway Station

References

1. Opening of the Railway to Albury Sydney Morning Herald 4 February 1881 page 3
2. Albury Station NSWrail.net
3. Albury Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
4. Terry G. Birtles School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical; Sciences Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra. Contested places for Australia’s capital city. Retrieved 25 July 2014
5. New South Wales and Victoria Railways – The Albury-Wodonga Junction Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 1883 page 5
6. Albury Vicsig
7. The platform that stretches all the way back to the birth of a nation Destination Albury Wodonga
8. "Traffic". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). June 1976. p. 133.
9. "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
10. Albury - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria
11. Canberra-Melbourne timetable Greyhound Australia 5 April 2015
12. Melbourne-Canberra timetable Greyhound Australia 5 April 2015
13. Sydney - Adelaide Public Transport Victoria
14. Shepparton - Sydney Public Transport Victoria
15. Canberra - Melbourne Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Albury railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Rail Geelong gallery