Albury railway station, New South Wales
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Albury
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| CountryLink Southern V/Line Albury-Wodonga Line
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| Station code | ABX |
| Suburb | Albury |
| Street(s) | Smollett St |
| Distance from Central Station | 642.40 km |
| Station Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | CountryLink XPT V/Line Intercity |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 2 Standard gauge 2 Broad gauge |
| Platform arrangement | 1 side 1 dock |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Transfers available | Train Bus |
| Disabled access | Yes |
Albury railway station is the station serving the New South Wales border town of Albury. Albury is on the main Sydney-Melbourne railway line, which reached the town in 1881. The broad gauge line from Melbourne reached the town in 1883. The station is 642.40 km from Central railway station in Sydney.
Originally New South Wales and Victoria had different railway gauges, which meant that all travellers in either direction had to change trains at Albury. To accommodate this, a very long railway platform was needed; the covered platform is one of the longest in Australia. In 1962, the standard gauge line was extended to Melbourne's Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross), and all freight and interstate passenger services use the long standard gauge platform. Broad gauge trains from Melbourne continue to use the back (dock) platform.
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[edit] Platforms/Services
The station is served by V/Line trains from Melbourne and CountryLink Sydney - Melbourne XPT services.
Platform 1
- CountryLink Southern - CountryLink XPT services to Melbourne (Southern Cross) and Sydney (Central) - 2 per day in each direction.
Platform 2
- V/Line Albury-Wodonga Line - Terminating services; V/Line services to Southern Cross (3 services on weekdays, 2 services on Saturday, 3 services on Sunday.)
[edit] Transport Connections
There is a bus interchange located outside the station in Smollett Street. This is used by V/Line, CountryLink and other long distance coach services. Local bus services operate to and from QE II Square, located on nearby Dean St.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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| V/Line Albury-Wodonga Line | ||||
| Wodonga | Previous station | |||
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| CountryLink Southern | ||||
| Sydney-Melbourne XPT | ||||
| Previous station | Culcairn → | | | → Wangaratta | Next station |
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| Entire CountryLink network | ||||
[edit] External Links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Station Facilities, Service Information (Viclink, Victoria)
- Service Information (Transport Infoline, New South Wales)
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