Darling railway station

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Darling
PTV commuter rail station
Darling Railway Station.JPG
Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
General information
LocationClynden Avenue,
Malvern East, Victoria 3145
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates 37°52′08″S145°03′46″E / 37.86894°S 145.06288°E / -37.86894; 145.06288 Coordinates: 37°52′08″S145°03′46″E / 37.86894°S 145.06288°E / -37.86894; 145.06288
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Glen Waverley
Distance12.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus route 624
Construction
Structure typeAt-ground
Parking200
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeDLG
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890;133 years ago (1890-03-24)
Rebuilt1979
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
(December 1922)
Passengers
2017–2018380,387 [1]  Increase2.svg 18.02%
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Glen Iris
towards Flinders Street
Glen Waverley line East Malvern
towards Glen Waverley
Richmond
Weekday peak express services
towards Flinders Street
Former services
towards Burnley  Outer Circle connection   Waverley Road
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Darling railway station is a commuter railway station in Malvern East, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [3] The station opened on 24 March 1890 as part of the branch line from Burnley to Waverley Road station. [4] The station consists of two side platforms accessed by a pedestrian bridge. There are two principal station buildings with one located on each platform. These buildings are both single story and act as customer service, staff, and waiting room facilities. These buildings were provided in 1979 as part of the station rebuild. [5] The station is fully accessible and comply with DDA accessibility guidelines. [6]

Contents

Darling railway station is served by the Glen Waverley line, part of the Melbourne railway network. [3] The station also connects to the route 624 bus service. [7] The journey to Southern Cross railway station is approximately 12.68 kilometres (7.88 mi) and takes 29 minutes. [8]

Description

Darling railway station is located in the suburb of Malvern East, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The station is located nearby to the Malvern Road shopping precinct and Dorothy Laver Reserve West. [9] The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and the station is operated by Metro Trains. [6] The station is approximately 12.68 kilometres (7.88 mi), or a 29-minute train journey, from Southern Cross station. [8] The adjacent stations are Glen Iris station up towards Melbourne, and East Malvern station down towards Glen Waverley. [3]

A Flinders Street bound service arriving at the station buildings that were constructed in 1979 Metro Trains Melbourne X'trapolis at Darling (2).jpg
A Flinders Street bound service arriving at the station buildings that were constructed in 1979

The station consists of two side platforms with a total of two platform edges. Standard in Melbourne, the platform has an asphalt surface with concrete on the edges. The platforms are approximately 160 metres (524.93 ft) long, enough for a Metro Trains 7 car HCMT. The station features a pedestrian bridge, accessed from the centre of the platforms by a ramp built in 1987. [10] The station features two principal station buildings, one of each side of the platforms built in 1979. These buildings act as staff facilities and passenger waiting rooms, and are constructed with cream bricks and ribbed roofing panels. [5]

The station building, platform, and overpass are largely the same as when it was rebuilt in 1979, with the main change being updated signage, technology, and more car parking. [11] The station features 200 car-parks on the south side of the station. [11] The station is listed as a "fully accessible" station on the Metro Trains website, as the access ramp adheres to DDA accessibility standards. [6]

History

The subdivision of land around Darling station, 1907 Gigantic subdivisional sale of Craigmore, E. Malvern, the Home Farm and part of twickenham Estates, Glen Iris 315 acres at and around Darling railway station, Malvern East.jpg
The subdivision of land around Darling station, 1907

Darling railway station was opened on 24 March 1890 with the line through the station originally built to link Burnley to the Outer Circle line at Waverley Road, before continuing onto Oakleigh. [5] The station was named after the former Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Henry Darling. [12] The section of the line from Darling to Oakleigh station was closed on 9 December 1895, after 5 years of operation. [13] The line was re-opened to Eastmalvern on 3 February 1929, with the line being extended further to Glen Waverley on 5 May 1930. [13] In 1956, the line was duplicated with three position signalling also provided. In 1974, the goods siding was closed after 59 years of operation since its opening in 1915. [4]

The station was rebuilt in 1979 to coincide with the construction of the South Eastern Arterial link. This was the final station rebuild with the station buildings remaining almost the same into the 21st century. [14] Until 1987, a level crossing was provided at Moira Street, located at the up end of the station. [4] An overpass replaced the level crossing as part of the South Eastern Arterial link, built between Toorak and Warrigal Roads. Minor upgrades have occurred at the station since 1979, with the station being upgraded to a premium station in 2008 and a signal box located at Platform 1 being decommissioned on 8 June 2019. [14] [15]

Platforms and services

Darling has two side platforms with two faces. The station is currently served by the Glen Waverley line, a service on the metropolitan rail network. [16] The Glen Waverley line runs from Glen Waverley station south east of Melbourne, joining the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein lines at Burnley station before travelling through the City Loop . [17]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Darling station has one bus connection. The station connects to the route 624 bus service from Kew to Oakleigh station. [7] The station does not have a bus interchange due to the limited number of transport links stopping at the station, and instead is operated through on-street bus stops. Darling station also has train replacement bus stops located adjacent to the station.

Bus connections:

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