Sunbury Line

Line Information

Length

41.410 km

Max length

41.410 km

Gauge

Broad: 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)

Max grade

1 in 55

Tracks

Six tracks - Flinders Street to Footscray
Four tracks - Footscray to Sunshine
Double tracks - Sunshine to Sunbury

No. of stations

Max no. of stations

No. of sidings

Max no. of sidings

Myki Zone

1 - 2

History

Opened

10 February 1859 - Southern Cross to Sunbury
29 November 1891 - Flinders Street to Southern Cross

Electrified

28 May 1919 - Flinders Street to North Melbourne
2 August 1920 - North Melbourne to Footscray
11 October 1921 - Footscray to St Albans
25 January 2002 - St Albans to Watergardens
5 August 2012 - Watergardens to Sunbury

Closed

RFR upgrade: 16 April 2005 - Watergardens to Sunbury

Reopened

23 June 2005 - Watergardens to Sunbury

Fate

Suburban service

Operator

Used by

VR: 1859-1983

VicRail: 1974-1983

Altona Beach Estates: 1888-1924
MTA: 1983-1989
PTC: 1989-1999

The Met: 1989-1998
Bayside trains: 1998-1999

National Express: 1999-2002

Bayside trains: 1999-2001
M>train: 2001-2002

M>train: 2002-2004
Connex Melbourne: 2004-2009
Metro: 2009-2012
PTV: 2012-Current

Metro: 2012-Current

Rolling stock

Comeng, HCMT

Frequency

Service pattern

Through to Flinders Street and City Loop

Peak

Every 5-20 minutes

Weekday

Every 20 minutes

Weekend

Every 20 minutes

Night

Evenings: Every 30 minutes
Night Network: Every 60 minutes

Connections

Albion - Jacana, Ballarat, Bendigo, City Loop, Craigieburn, Dynon - Tottenham, Geelong, Flemington Racecourse, Metro Tunnel, Newport - Sunshine, Seymour, Upfield, Werribee, Williamstown lines

Former connections

Maribyrnong line

Photos

Sunbury Line

Legend

		City Loop
	0 km	Flinders Street Zone 1
	1.232 km	Southern Cross Zone 1

		City Loop
	2.672 km	Albury, North East SG, Western SG lines
	2.912 km	North Melbourne (5.944 km via loop) Zone 1
	3.125 km	Dynon Road

	3.532 km	Upfield line
	3.682 km	CityLink
	3.685 km	Moonee Ponds Creek
	3.928 km	Craigieburn, Flemington Racecourse & Seymour lines
		Dynon - Tottenham, North East SG & Western SG lines

	4.724 km	South Kensington Not a stop
		Metro Tunnel line Under construction
		Saltwater River Closed
	5.452 km	Maribyrnong River
	5.662 km	Maribyrnong line Closed
		Angliss Siding Closed
	6.855 km	Footscray Zone 1
	6.932 km	Werribee & Williamstown lines
	7.116 km	Dynon - Tottenham, North East SG & Western SG lines
	7.838 km	Middle Footscray Zone 1
	8.262 km	Geelong Road
	8.557 km	West Footscray Zone 1
	9.848 km	Tottenham Yard
	10.335 km	Tottenham Zone 1
	10.352 km	Ashley Street
	11.032 km	White City Closed

	11.735 km	Newport - Sunshine & Western SG lines

		Maidstone Closed
	12.242 km	Stony Creek
	13.259 km	Newport - Sunshine line

	13.486 km	Sunshine Zone 1 & 2
	13.558 km	Hampshire Road
	13.492 km	Ballarat & Geelong lines
	14.265 km	Anderson Road
	14.882 km	Albion Zone 1 & 2
	15.012 km	Ballarat Road
	15.032 km	Albion - Jacana & Albury (North East SG) lines
	16.282 km	Western Ring Road
	17.200 km	Ginifer Zone 2
	19.067 km	St Albans Zone 2
	20.732 km	Keilor Plains Zone 2
	21.027 km	Taylors Road
	23.674 km	Kings Road
	24.408 km	Watergardens Zone 2
	25.198 km	Sydenham (Former) Closed
	25.258 km	Melton Highway
	27.652 km	Calder Park Sidings
	30.200 km	Holden Closed
	33.926 km	Diggers Rest Zone 2
	34.045 km	Old Calder Highway
	34.425 km	Calder Freeway
	39.511 km	Sunbury Zone 2
	39.809 km	End of Overhead
	40.561 km	Rupertswood Closed
	40.972 km	Jackson Creek
	41.410 km	End of Metro area
		Bendigo line

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