Ginifer railway station
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Ginifer
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| File:Ginifer railway station old platforms 1 and 2 from tracks.JPG
Westbound view from Platform 2
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| Location | St Albans Road, St Albans | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sunbury | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.19 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 160 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | GIN | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 October 1982 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ginifer railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of St Albans opening on 31 October 1982.[1]
Originally to be named Furlong after the nearby arterial, when opened it was named Ginifer in honour of Jack Ginifer, a recently deceased local member of State Parliament.[1] Boom barriers were provided at the Furlong Road level crossing in 1984.[2]
The Government of Victoria announced in June 2015 that the Furlong Road level crossing would be removed by putting the railway line into a trench, and that consequently Ginifer station would be rebuilt below ground.[3] The rebuilt station is to be moved a short distance to a new location adjacent to Furlong Road.[4] and as at January 2016 this work is well underway.
Platforms & services
Ginifer has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sunbury line services.[5]
Platform 1:
- Sunbury line: services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sunbury line: services to Watergardens & Sunbury
Prior to electrification of the line to Sydenham in 2002 select V-Line Trains stopped at Ginifer to pick up/drop off Students from the Sydenham Catholic Regional College.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ginifer Vicsig
- ↑ VR History by Andrew Waugh
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- ↑ Sunbury Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
