Services Services on the Alamein line operate from approximately 5:00 am to around 12:00 am daily. Train services on the Alamein line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle bus services are provided throughout the duration of works for affected commuters.
Stopping patterns Legend — Station status • ◼
Premium Station – Station staffed from first to last train • ◻
Host Station – Usually staffed during morning peak, however this can vary for different stations on the network.
Legend — Stopping patternsSome services do not operate via the City Loop • ● – All trains stop • ◐ – Some services do not stop • ▲ – Only inbound trains stop • ▼ – Only outbound trains stop • | – Trains pass and do not stop
Guide Source:
Weekdays - Early morning, interpeak and night services to and from Alamein run only as a shuttle from
Camberwell with all services stopping at all stations. - During the morning and afternoon peaks services to and from Alamein run all the way to
Flinders Street.
(Some services run to different stopping patterns during peak hours) Weekends - All services on weekends to and from Alamein run only as a shuttle from
Camberwell with all services stopping at all stations.
Night Network - All night network services to and from Alamein run only as a shuttle from
Camberwell with all services stopping at all stations.
Operators The Alamein line has had a total of 6 operators since its opening in 1898. The majority of operations throughout its history have been government run: from its first service in 1898 until the 1999 privatisation of Melbourne's rail network, four different government operators have run the line. These operators,
Victorian Railways, the
Metropolitan Transit Authority, the
Public Transport Corporation and Hillside Trains have a combined operational length of 101 years. Hillside Trains was privatised in August 1999 and later rebranded as
Connex Melbourne.
Metro Trains Melbourne, the current private operator, then took over the operations in 2009. Both private operators have had a combined operational period of years.
Route • Princes Bridge to Richmond on • Richmond to Pic-nic on • Pic-nic to Hawthorn on • Flinders Street to Princes Bridge on • Hawthorn to Camberwell on • Camberwell to Alamein* on • Riversdale to East Kew on }} • Riversdale to East Kew on • Ashburton to Alamein* on • Camberwell to Ashburton on • Riversdale to East Kew on }} • Camberwell to Ashburton on • Riversdale to Deepdene on • Deepdene to East Kew on • Ashburton to Alamein on }} • Flinders Street to Camberwell on • Camberwell to Ashburton on • Ashburton to Alamein on }} •
Victorian Railways (VR) (1890–1974) • VR as VicRail (1974–1983) •
MTA (The Met) (1983–1989) •
PTC (The Met) (1989–1997) •
VicTrack (1997–Current) }} • Twelve tracks: Flinders Street to Richmond • Four tracks: Richmond to Burnley • Triple track: Burnley to Camberwell •
Double track: Camberwell to Ashburton •
Single track: Ashburton to Alamein & Riversdale to East Kew }} }} The Alamein line forms a relatively straight route from the
Melbourne central business district to its terminus in Alamein. The route is long and is predominantly doubled-tracked, however between Flinders Street station and Richmond, the track is widened to 12 tracks, narrowing to 4 tracks between Richmond and Burnley, to 3 track between Burnley and Camberwell, and to two tracks after Camberwell . After Ashburton, the line is narrowed to a single track which remains till its terminus in Alamein. After departing from its terminus at Flinders Street, the Alamein line traverses gentle hills with moderately heavy
earthworks for most of the line. Some sections of the line have been elevated or lowered into a
cutting to eliminate level crossings. The line follows the same alignment as the Belgrave, Glen Waverley, and Lilydale lines with the Glen Waverley line splitting off after Burnley and the three remaining services continuing together through
Camberwell. At Camberwell, the Alamein line continues on its southern alignment, whereas the Belgrave and Lilydale lines take an eastern alignment towards their final destinations. All of the rail line goes through
built-up suburbs towards its terminus in Alamein.
Stations The line serves 18 stations across of track. The stations are a mix of elevated, lowered, underground, and ground-level designs. Underground stations are present only in the City Loop, with the majority of elevated and lowered stations being constructed as part of level crossing removals. == Infrastructure ==