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Ginifer railway station

Ginifer
PTV commuter rail station
North-west bound view from Platform 2, November 2021
General information
Location	St Albans Road, St Albans, Victoria 3021 City of Brimbank Australia
Coordinates	37°45′29″S 144°48′36″E / 37.7580°S 144.8100°E / -37.7580; 144.8100
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sunbury
Distance	16.19 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	157
Bicycle facilities	Yes (Parkiteer cage)
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	GIN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	31 October 1982; 41 years ago (1982-10-31)
Rebuilt	1 November 2016 (LXRP)
Electrified	October 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Furlong (during construction)
Passengers
2005–2006	473,299[1]
2006–2007	540,532[1]  14.2%
2007–2008	620,273[1]  14.75%
2008–2009	709,384[2]  14.36%
2009–2010	767,958[2]  8.25%
2010–2011	817,528[2]  6.45%
2011–2012	692,932[2]  15.24%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	573,926[2]  17.17%
2014–2015	677,758[1]  18.09%
2015–2016	781,601[2]  15.32%
2016–2017	641,155[2]  17.96%
2017–2018	803,997[2]  25.39%
2018–2019	831,750[2]  3.45%
2019–2020	659,350[2]  20.72%
2020–2021	320,700[2]  51.36%
2021–2022	345,200[3]  7.63%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Albion towards Flinders Street Sunbury line St Albans towards SunburyorWatergardens
Track layout Legend toAlbion Western Ring Road 1 2 toSt Albans

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

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 memberofState Parliament.^[4]

In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the former Furlong Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the up 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]

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

Platform 1:

•  Sunbury line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sunbury line  all stations services to Watergardens and Sunbury

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 June 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.

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

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

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  North-west bound view of the former ground level station platforms and buildings, December 2015

• Media related to Ginifer railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au