McKinnon railway station

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McKinnon
PTV commuter rail station
Mckinnon Station August 2016.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2016
General information
LocationStation Avenue,
McKinnon, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates 37°54′37″S145°02′18″E / 37.9104°S 145.0382°E / -37.9104; 145.0382
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance15.72 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking103
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMCK
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 September 1884;139 years ago (1884-09-01)
Closed25 March 2016
Rebuilt1976
28 June 1987
1 August 2016 (LXRP)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (June 1922)
Previous namesMcKinnon Road (1884-1885)
Passengers
2005-2006356,148 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Ormond
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Bentleigh
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
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McKinnon railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of McKinnon, and it opened on 1 September 1884 as McKinnon Road. It was renamed McKinnon on 14 December 1885. [5]

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History

McKinnon station opened on 1 September 1884, almost three years after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc. [5] The station gets its name from McKinnon Road, which was reputedly named after a local settler. [6] [7]

In 1928, mechanically-operated boom gates were provided at the former McKinnon Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. [5] [8] It was the only instance of these type of gates being used at a level crossing in Victoria. [5] In 1974, they were replaced with conventional boom barriers. [9]

During 1976, the down platform (Platform 3) at the former ground level station was provided. [10] Just over a decade later, on 28 June 1987, the up face of the former island platform was brought into use. [11]

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. [12] On 1 August 2016, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms and services

McKinnon has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Prior to being closed for its 2016 rebuild, in the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services used Platform 2.

Following the re-construction of Glen Huntly station in July 2023, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, while Platform 2 is not regularly used and non-stopping express trains pass the platform in the peak hour.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services. [13]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

CDC Melbourne operates one route via McKinnon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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