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Albury
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| CountryLink Southern V/Line Albury-Wodonga Line
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| Station code | ABX |
| Suburb | Albury |
| Street(s) | Station Place |
| Distance from Central Station | 642.40 km |
| Station Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | CountryLink XPT V/Line Intercity |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 3 Standard gauge 2 Broad gauge |
| Platform arrangement | 1 island (1 side 1 dock) |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Transfers available | Train Bus |
| Disabled access | Yes |
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| Code | ALY |
| Distance from Southern Cross |
306.523 km |
| Operator | V/Line |
| Lines | Albury-Wodonga |
| # Platforms | 2 |
| # Tracks | 3 (1 BG) (2 SG) |
| Status | Staffed Station |
| Viclink profile | Link |
| Opened | 21 November 1873 |
| Myki zone | Zone 28 |
Albury railway station is the station serving the New South Wales border town of Albury on the main Sydney-Melbourne railway line. The station is 642.40 km (399 mi) from Central railway station in Sydney.
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Albury Station was opened on 3 February 1881. This coincided with the opening of the Gerogery to Albury extension of the Great Southern Line from Sydney.[1] At that time the Victorian line was complete as far as Wodonga, and a trip between Sydney and Melbourne required a coach connection to cross the Murray River.
The broad gauge line from Melbourne reached Albury in 1883. [2] New South Wales had a different railway gauge, which meant that all travellers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. To accommodate this, a very long railway platform was needed; the covered platform is one of the longest in Australia. In 1962, the standard gauge line was extended to Melbourne's Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross), and all freight and interstate passenger services use the long standard gauge platform. Broad gauge trains from Melbourne continued using the back (dock) platform, however, have ceased operating in 2008 as the broad gauge line is being converted to standard gauge.
The station is served by V/Line trains from Melbourne and CountryLink Sydney - Melbourne XPT services.
Platform 1
Platform 2
There is a bus interchange located outside the station in Station Place. This is used by V/Line, CountryLink and other long distance coach services. Local bus services operate to and from QE II Square, located on nearby Dean Street.
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| Previous station | Wodonga | | | Terminus | |
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Melbourne XPT
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towards Sydney
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| Preceding station | NSW Main lines | Following station | ||
| Terminus | Main Southern Line |
towards Sydney
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