Ginifer railway station

Ginifer railway station is located on the Sunbury line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the western Melbourne suburb of St Albans, and opened on 31 October 1982.[4]

Ginifer
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2,
November 2021
General information
LocationSt Albans Road,
St Albans, Victoria 3021
City of Brimbank
Australia
Coordinates37°45′29″S 144°48′36″E / 37.7580°S 144.8100°E / -37.7580; 144.8100
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sunbury
Distance16.19 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking157
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Parkiteer cage)
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeGIN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened31 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-31)
Rebuilt1 November 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedOctober 1921
(1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesFurlong (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006473,299[1]
2006–2007540,532[1]Increase 14.2%
2007–2008620,273[1]Increase 14.75%
2008–2009709,384[2]Increase 14.36%
2009–2010767,958[2]Increase 8.25%
2010–2011817,528[2]Increase 6.45%
2011–2012692,932[2]Decrease 15.24%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014573,926[2]Decrease 17.17%
2014–2015677,758[1]Increase 18.09%
2015–2016781,601[2]Increase 15.32%
2016–2017641,155[2]Decrease 17.96%
2017–2018803,997[2]Increase 25.39%
2018–2019831,750[2]Increase 3.45%
2019–2020659,350[2]Decrease 20.72%
2020–2021320,700[2]Decrease 51.36%
2021–2022345,200[3]Increase 7.63%
Services
Preceding stationRailways in Melbourne Metro TrainsFollowing station
AlbionSunbury lineSt Albans
Track layout
1
2

History

Ginifer station opened on 31 October 1982. It was first announced in June 1977 by the then Transport Minister Joe Rafferty, and was scheduled for completion by late 1978.[5] Originally to be named Furlong, after the nearby arterial road, upon opening it was named Ginifer, in honour of Jack Ginifer, a former local member of State Parliament.[4]

In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the former Furlong Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the down direction of the station.[6] In 1994, the station was provided with CCTV.[7]

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Ginifer to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[8][9] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[10]

In June 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced that the Furlong Road level crossing would be removed by grade separation, with Ginifer to be rebuilt below ground.[11][12] During October–November 2016, the level crossing was removed and, on 1 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened.[13]

Platforms and services

Ginifer has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.[14]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Prior to electrification of the line to Sydenham in 2002, selected V/Line services stopped at Ginifer, to pick up/drop off students from the Sydenham Catholic Regional College.

By late 2025, it is planned that services on the Sunbury line will be through-routed with those on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, via the new Metro Tunnel.

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Ginifer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  408 : St Albans stationHighpoint Shopping Centre[15]
  •  423 : St Albans station – Brimbank Central Shopping Centre[16]

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