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°E / -36.084257; 146.924559Coordinates: 36°05′03″S 146°55′28″E / 36.084257°S 146.924559°E / -36.084257; 146.924559
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 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 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]

At that time 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 Melbourne 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.

Platforms & services

Albury is served by NSW TrainLink XPT services from Sydney Central to Melbourne Southern Cross services^[8] and terminating V/Line services to and from Melbourne Southern Cross.^[9]

Platform 1

• NSW TrainLink Southern: XPT services between Central & Southern Cross

Platform 2

• V/Line Albury line: services to & from Southern Cross

Transport links

NSW TrainLink operate road coach services from Albury station to Echuca.^[8]

V/Line operate road coach services from Albury station to Adelaide, Canberra, Shepparton and Seymour.^{[9][10][11][12]}

References

External links

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