McKinnon railway station

McKinnon railway station is located on the Frankston line, in Victoria, Australia. It served the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of McKinnon. It opened on 1 September 1884 as McKinnon Road, and was renamed McKinnon on 14 December 1885.[1]

McKinnon
Northbound view from platform 2 in August 2016
LocationStation Avenue, McKinnon
Australia
Coordinates37°54′37″S 145°02′18″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance15.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking103
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnmanned
Station codeMCK
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 September 1884
Closed25 March 2016
Rebuilt1 August 2016
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMcKinnon Road
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Frankston line
Bentleigh
towards Frankston

Boom barriers were provided at the former McKinnon Road level crossing in 1974.[2]

The down platform (Platform 3) at the former ground level station was provided during 1976.[3] A decade later, on 28 June 1987, the Up face of the former island platform was brought into use.[4]

In May 2015, the Victorian State Government announced a grade separation project, to replace the McKinnon Road level crossing, immediately south of the station. This included rebuilding the station.[5] The new station opened on 1 August 2016.

Prior to being closed for its 2016 rebuild, in the morning peak hour, Frankston bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street bound trains using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston bound trains used Platform 2.

Platforms & services

McKinnon has three platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

CDC Melbourne operates one route via McKinnon station:

  • Northbound view from platform 3 in January 2013, prior to the station's 2016 rebuild
  • K 190 hauling heritage Tait cars behind the back engine D3 639 arrives at McKinnon Station in November 2016.

References
  1. McKinnon Vicsig
  2. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 47.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 161.
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  5. Carey, Adam (19 May 2015). "Level crossings in Melbourne's south-east first to go in election to-do list". The Age. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "626 Middle Brighton - Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.