Sunbury railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Sunbury


CODE=SBY
DISTANCE=km to mi|39.5|abbr=yes
OPERATOR=V/Line
LINES=Echuca,
Swan Hill
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=5
Sidings=3
STATUS: Manned Majority Of The Time [http://www.vline.com.au/apps/vline/StationsAndStops.aspx?sid=17&town=Sunbury]
FACILITIES= [http://www.viclink.com.au/stop/view/19998 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/projects/nsp/timetables/bendigo.pdf]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=144.728000111141&y=-37.5792205714648&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunbury+Station,+Victoria+Australia&sll=-37.72728,144.920654&sspn=0.868941,2.548828&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.578392,144.727964&spn=0.006802,0.019913&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1 Link]
COOR=3734'44.23" S 14443'40.92" E
ZONE=2

Sunbury is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the township of Sunbury, on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway. The station is staffed during daylight hours for most train services until approximately 8pm most nights, and is at the end of Metcard Zone 2, being the terminus of Sunbury Line services.

Facilities

The station is located between Horne Street and Brook Street, with shops are located near the station. A footbridge is located at the down end of the station, whilst a disused water tower is adjacent to platform 2. Even though Sunbury is part of Zone 2 it is still operated by V/Line and like many other regional stations it features the new Viclink style signs.

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 2 is occupied by a small shelter with a ticket validator. A large Metcard machine is located at the front of the building on platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. No Metcard machine is located on platform 2.

History

Sunbury station opened on Thursday, 10 February 1859 as a terminus, the line not being extended north for two more years. The three track yard dated back from this time, and was unique in Victoria. Proper interlocking of the signals and point work did not exist until 1981, and the station was not fully interlocked until 1998 when a Solid State Interlocking was provided. The layout of the station was again altered with the Regional Fast Rail works in the 2000s.

Sources

*cite web
url=http://www.vrhistory.com/Locations/Sunbury.pdf
title=Victorian Station Histories - Sunbury
publisher=www.vrhistory.com
accessdate=2008-05-20
*cite web
url=http://www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com/My_Web_pages/VR/Northern_&_Midland/17'40.htm
title=Victorian Railways: Signal Diagram 1940
publisher=www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com
accessdate=2008-05-20
*cite web
url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_name%3Dsunbury%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=103640
title=Australian Heritage Database: Water Tower, Brook St, Sunbury, VIC, Australia
publisher=www.environment.gov.au
accessdate=2008-05-20
*cite web
url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=place_name%3Dsunbury%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=103739
title=Australian Heritage Database: Sunbury Hill Rail Bridge, Sunbury, VIC, Australia
publisher=www.environment.gov.au
accessdate=2008-05-20

MetlinkVlineStations
Line1=Sunbury line (V/Line service)
VLine=Bendigo, Echuca, Swan Hill lines
Previous1=Diggers Rest
VPrevious=Diggers Rest
Here=Sunbury
VNext=Clarkefield

Rupertswood Station is currently not in use and is located between Sunbury and Clarkefield stations.