Alamein station

For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein.

Alamein railway station (station code: ALM) is the terminus of the suburban Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. It is located between Ashburn Grove and Laurel Street in the suburb of Ashburton. It is in Metcard ticketing zone 1. Alamein station platform with Connex Train. ... Alamein station platform with Connex Train. ... Alamein can refer to: El Alamein, a town in Egypt The First and Second Battle of El Alamein, during World War II The Alamein railway line, Melbourne, Australia Alamein railway station, Melbourne This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Ashburton is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... The Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia (under the moniker Metlink). It is a universal ticket which allows commuters to ride on the citys trains, trams, and buses. ...

The station has only the one bi-directional platform, so in order to turn around, the driver must change ends. It was built in 1948 to service a new Housing Commission estate that had been opened up to house people that had displaced after the Second World War. The station still bears the name of the estate, which in turn had been named after the battlefield in North Africa. A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Alamein was the last station to be built on what is now the line of the same name. It was built on the reservation of the ill-fated Outer Circle line, which had long since been closed by the time Alamein was constructed. A walking trail along the alignment continues after Alamein station until it is punctuated by the Malvern Public Golf Course further along Ashburn Grove.

Alamein is one of only three terminus stations in Melbourne not to be classed as a "premium station" (the others being Hurstbridge and Upfield, although these are manned on a part-time basis unlike Alamein). As a result, it is no longer staffed, and is serviced only by ticket machines. It is only a small station, and lacks among other things, car parking spaces. As with most of the Melbourne rail network, it is, however, fully wheelchair accessible, being at ground level with no ramps or stairs. The station is not serviced by any connecting bus services.

Though it has not been staffed for transport purposes since the 1990s, Alamein is one of several stations across the network to be opened for use for other purposes. As such, once a week, it is used by community groups for a small craft market. For most of the day it is one of the two lesser used stations along the line, along with Willison. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the 9/11 attacks in 2001. ... Willison Station Willison railway station (station code: WSN) is on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. ...