McKinnon railway station

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]

McKinnon
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2016
General information
LocationStation Avenue,
McKinnon, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°54′37″S 145°02′18″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance15.72 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking103
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeMCK
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 September 1884 (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]
2006-2007385,714[1] Increase 8.3%
2007-2008423,365[1] Increase 9.76%
2008-2009452,000[2] Increase 6.76%
2009-2010464,000[2] Increase 2.65%
2010-2011462,000[2] Decrease 0.43%
2011-2012428,000[2] Decrease 7.36%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014457,000[2] Increase 6.78%
2014-2015448,084[1] Decrease 1.95%
2015-2016314,203[3] Decrease 29.87%
2016-2017404,492[3] Increase 28.74%
2017-2018485,711[3] Increase 20.08%
2018-2019450,450[4] Decrease 7.26%
2019-2020324,500[4] Decrease 27.96%
2020-2021173,200[4] Decrease 46.7%
2021–2022196,050[4] Increase 13.19%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Ormond
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Bentleigh
towards Frankston
Track layout
to Ormond
1
3
2
to Bentleigh

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:

  • No services stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.

Platform 3:

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

  •  626 : Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[14]
  • Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3 in January 2013, prior to the station's 2016 rebuild
    Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3 in January 2013, prior to the station's 2016 rebuild
  • K 190 hauling heritage Tait cars with D3 639, arriving at McKinnon in November 2016
    K 190 hauling heritage Tait cars with D3 639, arriving at McKinnon in November 2016
  • Station front and entrance in October 2021
    Station front and entrance in October 2021

References
  1. 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. "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. Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  4. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  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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