Kooyong railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°50′24″S 145°02′00″E / 37.83990°S 145.03337°E / -37.83990; 145.03337Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)Glen WaverleyDistance8.29 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 16 TramConstructionStructure typeGroundParking75AccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeKYGFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened24 March 1890; 134 years ago (1890-03-24)Rebuilt20 November 1955ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesNorth Malvern (1890)Passengers2005–2006349,249[1]2006–2007390,025[1] Increase 11.67%2007–2008349,911[1] Decrease 10.28%2008–2009335,354[2] Decrease 4.16%2009–2010328,101[2] Decrease 2.16%2010–2011346,273[2] Increase 5.54%2011–2012301,813[2] Decrease 12.84%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014317,491[2] Increase 5.19%2014–2015305,940[1] Decrease 3.63%2015–2016295,291[2] Decrease 6.99%2016–2017339,806[2] Increase 15.07%2017–2018339,726[2] Decrease 0.023%2018–2019344,750[2] Increase 1.48%2019–2020263,150[2] Decrease 23.67%2020–2021102,400[2] Decrease 61.1%2021–2022132,800[3] Increase 29.68% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Heyington Glen Waverley line Tooronga
Track layout
Legend
to Heyington
Glenferrie Road
1
2
to Tooronga

Kooyong railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Kooyong, and it opened on 24 March 1890.[4]

History

Kooyong station opened on 24 March 1890, when the railway line from Burnley was extended to Eastmalvern.[4] The station was originally named North Malvern, but was renamed soon after opening, amid fears regarding the name's similarity to North Melbourne.[5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after an Indigenous word meaning either 'camp', 'resting place' or 'haunt of the wild fowl'.[6][7]

In 1955, the line between Kooyong and Gardiner was duplicated,[4] with duplication to Heyington occurring in 1957.[4]

A signal box is located at the up end of Platform 2, to control the Glenferrie Road tramway crossing. In 1985, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at this crossing.[8]

Platforms and services

Kooyong has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[9]

Platform 1:

  •  Glen Waverley line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Kooyong station:

Gallery

  • Wesbound view from Platform 2, August 2012
    Wesbound view from Platform 2, August 2012

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Kooyong". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "The Argus". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 20 March 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Kooyong". Victorian Places. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "16 Melbourne University - Kew via St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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