Kooyong railway station

Track layout
	Legend

Kooyong
Kooyong
PTV commuter rail station
	Westbound view from Platform 1, January 2021
General information
Location	Glenferrie Road,; Kooyong, Victoria 3144; City of Stonnington; Australia
Coordinates	37°50′24″S 145°02′00″E / 37.83990°S 145.03337°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	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; 134 years ago
Rebuilt	20 November 1955
Electrified	December 1922; (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	349,249
2006–2007	390,025 11.67%
2007–2008	349,911 10.28%
2008–2009	335,354 4.16%
2009–2010	328,101 2.16%
2010–2011	346,273 5.54%
2011–2012	301,813 12.84%
2012–2013	Not measured
2013–2014	317,491 5.19%
2014–2015	305,940 3.63%
2015–2016	295,291 6.99%
2016–2017	339,806 15.07%
2017–2018	339,726 0.023%
2018–2019	344,750 1.48%
2019–2020	263,150 23.67%
2020–2021	102,400 61.1%
2021–2022	132,800 29.68%
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend

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]

Platform 1:

Glen Waverley line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Glen Waverley line all stations services to Glen Waverley

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route via Kooyong station:

: Melbourne University – Kew^[10]

Gallery

Wesbound view from Platform 2, August 2012

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kooyong". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "The Argus". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 20 March 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 11 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Kooyong". Victorian Places. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
^ "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "16 Melbourne University - Kew via St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

Melway map at street-directory.com.au

[patronage2005-2015-1] Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport

[patronage2008-2021-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis

[patronage2021-2022-3] Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic

[vicsigkooyong-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.

[vpkooyong-6] "Kooyong". Victorian Places. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[heraldsun-7] First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[somersaultjan90-8] 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.

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