Mont Albert railway station

Mont Albert railway station is located on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Mont Albert, and it opened on 11 August 1890.[1]

Not to be confused with Mount Albert Railway Station.

Mont Albert
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1 in January 2016
General information
LocationChurchill Street,
Mont Albert, Victoria 3127
City of Whitehorse
Australia
Coordinates37°49′10″S 145°06′20″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Lilydale
Belgrave
Distance14.63 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking30
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeMAB
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened11 August 1890 (1890-08-11)
Rebuilt19 December 1971
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(December 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Surrey Hills
towards Flinders Street
 Lilydale line Box Hill
towards Lilydale
Belgrave line Box Hill
towards Belgrave
Track layout
to Surrey Hills
Mont Albert Road
(Removing by 2023)
1
2
3
to Box Hill

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the Mont Albert Road level crossing, located nearby in the Flinders Street (Up) direction, in 1963.[2]

Track amplification works resulted in the Box Hill bound platform being rebuilt and converted to an island platform in the 1960s.[3] Services on the third track from East Camberwell were extended though the station to Box Hill in December 1971.[4]

In 2020, it was announced that the level crossings at Union and Mont Albert Roads would be fast-tracked for removal by 2023. The project will involve the closure of both Mont Albert and nearby Surrey Hills station, with a new Union Station between the two current stations. The current station buildings will be refurbished and relocated within the precinct for community use. Early construction is expected to begin in 2021.[5]

Platforms and services

Mont Albert has one island platform (Platforms 2 and 3) and one side platform (Platform 1), linked by an underpass. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale and Belgrave line services.[6][7]

Platforms 1:

Platforms 2:

Platforms 3:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Mont Albert station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  766 : Box Hill station – Burwood[8]
  • Eastbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014

References
  1. Mont Albert Vicsig
  2. "Lights and Barriers for Crossings". The Age. 18 April 1963. p. 5.
  3. "Victorian Railways: East Camberwell to Box Hill diagram 5' 30". signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  4. SE Dornan & RG Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  5. "Surrey Hills and Mont Albert crossings removal fast-tracked | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Lilydale Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "Belgrave Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "766 Box Hill - Burwood via Surrey Hills". Public Transport Victoria.
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