# Ginifer railway station

Ginifer railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sunbury line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the western suburb of St Albans, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ginifer station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 31 October 1982, with the current station provided in 2016.

## History

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. Originally to be named Furlong, after the nearby arterial road, upon opening it was named Ginifer, in honour of Jack Ginifer, a former local member of State Parliament.
In 1984, boom barriers were provided at the former Furlong Road level crossing, which was located nearby in the up direction of the station. In 1994, the station was provided with CCTV.
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. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.
Until the extension of the Sydenham Line to Sunbury in 2012, Ginifer was served by two V/Line services a day to and from Sunbury.
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. During October–November 2016, the level crossing was removed and, on 1 November of that year, the rebuilt station opened.

## Platforms and services

Ginifer has two side platforms. It is served by Sunbury line trains.
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.
In 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.

## Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates two bus routes via Ginifer station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 408 : St Albans station – Highpoint Shopping Centre
* 423 : St Albans station – Brimbank Central Shopping Centre

## Gallery

* North-west bound view from the former ground level Platform 2, November 2005
* The original Met (PTC) information PRIDE box, November 2005
* North-west bound view of the former ground level station platforms and buildings, December 2015
* A Comeng train on a Sunbury-bound service arrives at Platform 2, December 2015
* Former ground level station building on Platform 1, December 2015
* Former ground level station building on Platform 2, December 2015
* North-west bound view of the former ground level station building on Platform 1, December 2015
* Former ground level station buildings on both platforms, December 2015
* Station building and entrance to Platform 1, December 2015
* The former south-eastern pedestrian crossing gates next to Ginifer station, December 2015
* The former ground level waiting room on Platform 1, December 2015
* The former ground level waiting room and machinery on Platform 1, December 2015
* The directional platform signage attached to former ground level Platform 1, December 2015
* North-west bound view from Platform 2, November 2021