Kooyong railway station

Kooyong
Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
General information
Location	Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, Victoria 3144 City of Stonnington Australia
Coordinates	37°50′24″S145°02′00″E / 37.83990°S 145.03337°E / -37.83990; 145.03337
System	PTV commuter rail station
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line	Glen Waverley
Distance	8.29 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	75
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	KYG
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 March 1890;135 years ago (1890-03-24)
Rebuilt	20 November 1955
Electrified	December 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	349,249 [1]

Preceding station	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

Location

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]

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]

Kooyong platform arrangement
Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Glen Waverley line	Flinders Street		All stations and limited express services
2	Glen Waverley line	Glen Waverley		All stations

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Kooyong station:

• : Melbourne University – Kew ^[10]

Gallery

• 
  Wesbound view from Platform 2, August 2012

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "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.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au