Kooyong_railway_station

Kooyong railway station

Kooyong railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

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]

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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:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Kooyong station:

  • Wesbound view from Platform 2 in August 2012

References

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