Passenger rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alamein
Platforms at Burwood station on the Alamein line.
Overview
Service type
Commuter rail
System
Melbourne railway network
Status
Operational
Locale
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor
Outer Circle (pre 1898)
Flinders Street – Ashburton (1898–1924)
Riversdale – Deepdene (1900–1925)
Riversdale – East Kew (1925–1943)
Flinders Street – Ashburton ^ (1924–1948)
^ are electric services
First service
4 July 1898; 125 years ago (1898-07-04)
Current operator(s)
Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Victorian Railways (VR) (1898–1974)
VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
MTA (The Met) (1983–1989)
PTC (The Met) (1989–1998)
Hillside Trains (1998–2000)
Connex Melbourne (2000–2009)
Route
Termini
Flinders Street Alamein
Stops
18 (including City Loop stations)
Distance travelled
14.9 km (9.3 mi)
Average journey time
27 minutes (not via City Loop)
Service frequency
15–30 minutes weekdays peak
15 minutes weekdays off-peak
20 minutes weekend daytime
30 minutes nights
60 minutes early weekend mornings
Most weekday peak services operate through to the City. Shuttles to/from Camberwell station operate at all other times
Line(s) used
Alamein, Outer Circle
Technical
Rolling stock
X'Trapolis 100
Track gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification
1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)
VicTrack
Route map
Legend
h:mm
km
zone
1.2
Southern Cross
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1
1.3
Flagstaff
●●●
1.9
Melbourne Central
3.0
Parliament
●●
0:00
0.0
Flinders Street
●●●●
0:03
2.6
Richmond
●●●●●●■
0:05
3.1
East Richmond
■■
0:07
4.1
Burnley
●■
0:09
5.7
Hawthorn
■
0:11
6.9
Glenferrie
■
0:13
7.7
Auburn
0:15
9.0
Camberwell
●●■
0:18
10.5
Riversdale
■
0:19
10.9
Willison
0:21
12.1
Hartwell
0:23
12.9
Burwood
■
0:25
14.2
Ashburton
0:27
14.9
Alamein
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The Alamein line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's second shortest metropolitan railway line at 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Alamein station in the east, serving 18 stations via Burnley, Camberwell, Riversdale, and Ashburton.[1] The line operates for approximately 19 hours a day (from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am) with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. During peak hours, headways of up to 15 minutes are operated with services every 10–30 minutes during off-peak hours.[1] Trains on the Alamein line run with one or two three-car formations of X'Trapolis 100 trainsets.
Sections of the Alamein line opened as early as 1898, with the line fully extended to Alamein by 1948.[2] The Alamein line was originally part of the Outer Circle line which operated from 1890 until its closure in 1897. The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburb towns of Camberwell and Ashburton, amongst others previously served by the Outer Circle line. Minor upgrades have occurred since its opening, including historical level crossing removal works and regular infrastructure upgrades.[3][4]
^ abc"Alamein Line". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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^Stone, John; Woodcock, Ian (10 April 2018). "Level-crossing removals: learning from Melbourne's experience". Melbourne School of Design. University of Melbourne and RMIT University. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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