Sunbury station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and V/Line on the Sunbury line and the Bendigo and Echuca regional lines, which are part of the Melbourne and Victorian rail networks. It opened on 10 February 1859, with the current station being provided in 2012.

The station is the terminus of the suburban Sunbury line and is a stop on the Echuca line. The closed Rupertswood station was located between Sunbury and Clarkefield.

History

Sunbury station opened as a terminus, with the railway line not extended further for two years.

In late 1993, the station was refurbished, with upgrades included an enclosed booking lobby, an air-conditioned waiting room, the repainting of the station buildings, and landscaping of the garden area around the station. In 2005, as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, the layout of the station was again altered.

On 18 November 2012, Sunbury station was added to the metropolitan network, when the line from Watergardens was electrified. The station was also upgraded as part of those works. Electrification of the line to Sunbury had first been proposed in the 1970s, along with a new station along the Sunbury bank north of the Jackson Creek bridge, to serve the Goonawarra housing estate. However, after a drop in population estimates, that idea was abandoned.

In 1940, flashing-light warning signals were provided at the former Gap Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, and, in 2012, was modified again, as part of the electrification of the line to Sunbury. with the road passing underneath the railway line. The project was brought forward from 2025, and was completed in September 2022.

Platforms and services

thumb|A [[High Capacity Metro Train leaving a siding to commence a Flinders Street-bound service, October 2023]]

thumb|A [[Comeng (train)|Comeng and V/Line VLocity train at Platforms 1 and 2, September 2024]]

Sunbury has two side platforms and is served by Sunbury line trains, as well as V/Line Bendigo and Echuca line trains.

Metropolitan

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Via

!Service pattern

!Notes

!Source

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|1

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|Westall, Dandenong, East Pakenham, Cranbourne

|Town Hall

|Limited express services

|Services to Westall and Dandenong only operate during weekday peaks.

|

|-

|2

|

|Westall, Dandenong, East Pakenham, Cranbourne

|Town Hall

|Limited express services

|Services to Westall and Dandenong only operate during weekday peaks.

|

|}

Regional

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!Platform

!Line

!Destination

!Service pattern

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|1

|<br>

|Southern Cross<br>Bendigo<br>Echuca

|All stations and limited express services

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|2

|<br>

|Southern Cross<br>Bendigo<br>Echuca

|All stations and limited express services

|}

thumb|The exterior [[passenger information system|PID displaying various Metro and V/Line services, September 2024]]

thumb|A PID on Platform 2 showing a [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024]]

220x220px|right|thumb|Bus bay interchange signage, November 2022

220x220px|right|thumb|The bus interchange area at the eastern concourse, September 2024

220x220px|right|thumb|The undercover area at the bus interchange, December 2020

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Westfield Airport West

Dysons operates one bus route to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • to Lancefield

Sunbury Bus Service operates eight routes to and from Sunbury station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Mount Lion
  • : to Moonee Ponds Junction
  • : to Wilsons Lane
  • : to Rolling Meadows
  • : to Killara Heights
  • : to Jacksons Hill
  • : to Canterbury Hills
  • : to Diggers Rest station

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File:SunburyStation.jpg|Northbound view from Platform 1, February 2007, prior to the electrification of the line

File:Sunbury Train Station.JPG|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, September 2012

File:Sunbury Station.JPG|Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2012

File:Sunbury Station November 2022 3.jpg|Southbound view of the station platforms, with a Comeng train at Platform 1, November 2022

File:Sunbury Station November 2022 2.jpg|Northbound view, showing a Comeng train on Platform 1 and the Sunbury stabling yard, November 2022

File:Sunbury Station November 2022 1.jpg|The Myki readers and entrance to Platform 2, November 2022

File:Sunbury railway station Platform 1 (southern view)(6 September 2024).jpg|Southbound view from Platform 1, September 2024

File:Sunbury railway station Platform 1 building and entrance (6 September 2024).jpg|Station building and entrance to Platform 1, September 2024

File:Sunbury railway station eastern concourse (6 September 2024).jpg|The eastern concourse, footbridge, ramp, stairs and entrance signage, September 2024

File:Sunbury railway station eastern car park (6 September 2024).jpg|The eastern station car park, September 2024

File:Sunbury railway station Platform 1 (northern view)(6 September 2024).jpg|Northbound view from Platform 1, September 2024

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References

  • Rail Geelong gallery
  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au