Toorak railway station

Toorak railway station is located on the Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Armadale (despite the name), opening on 7 May 1879.[1]

Toorak
Southbound view from platform 1 in June 2014
LocationBeatty Avenue, Armadale
Coordinates37°51′04″S 145°00′50″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Frankston
Distance7.91 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed station
Station codeTOR
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened7 May 1879
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Hawksburn
Pakenham line
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line
towards Cranbourne
Frankston line
towards Frankston

Freight traffic was withdrawn at Toorak on 30 June 1977.[2]

As the station is located in Armadale, suggestions have been raised in the past about renaming the station, including naming the station after Albert Jacka, Australia's first recipient of the Victoria Cross, and was mayor of the nearby City of St Kilda.[3]

Platforms & services

Toorak has four platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[4] Frankston,[5] and Cranbourne[6] line services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Platform 4:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

Yarra Trams operates one route via Toorak station:

References
  1. Toorak Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1976. p. 138.
  4. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "72 Melbourne University - Camberwell". Public Transport Victoria.
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