McKinnon railway station

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McKinnon
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Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2024
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
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line 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;141 years ago (1884-09-01)
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 Cheltenham or Frankston
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Location
McKinnon railway station

McKinnon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of McKinnon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. McKinnon station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 September 1884, with the current station provided in August 2016. [5]

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Initially opened as McKinnon Road, the station was given its current name of McKinnon on 14 December 1885. [5]

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 types 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

Platform 3 at McKinnon station looking southbound, December 2024 McKinnon railway station Platform 3 (southern view)(13 December 2024).jpg
Platform 3 at McKinnon station looking southbound, December 2024

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]

Current

McKinnon platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationViaService TypeNotes
1  Frankston line   Flinders Street, Werribee, Williamstown Flinders Street All stations and limited express services
2  Frankston line  Services may occasionally stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.
3  Frankston line   Frankston All stations

After 1 February 2026

McKinnon platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationViaService TypeNotes
1  Frankston line   Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2  Frankston line  Services may occasionally stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.
3  Frankston line   Frankston All stations

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine )
  3. 1 2 3 Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  4. 1 2 3 4 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "McKinnon". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "McKinnon". Victorian Places. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ↑ 100564: McKinnon Manual Boom Barriers Archived 28 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine Weston Langford Railway Photography
  9. ↑ "Way & Works". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 47.
  10. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 161.
  11. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ↑ "626 Middle Brighton - Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
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