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Kooyong railway station

Kooyong railway station is a commuter railway station on the Glen Waverley line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Kooyong, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kooyong station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 24 March 1890, with the current station provided in 1955.[4]

Kooyong
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
General information
LocationGlenferrie Road,
Kooyong, Victoria 3144
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°50′24″S 145°02′00″E / 37.83990°S 145.03337°E / -37.83990; 145.03337
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance8.29 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 16 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking75
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeKYG
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890; 134 years ago (1890-03-24)
Rebuilt20 November 1955
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006349,249[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
towards Flinders Street
 Glen Waverley line Tooronga
towards Glen Waverley
Track layout
Legend
to Heyington
Glenferrie Road
1
2
to Tooronga

History

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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

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

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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Yarra Trams operates one route via Kooyong station:

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    Wesbound view from Platform 2, August 2012

References

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  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.
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