Darling railway station
Darling railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 24 March 1890, and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East.[1]
Darling | |||||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Clynden Avenue, Malvern East | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′08″S 145°03′46″E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.68 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 200 | ||||||||||||
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| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||||
| Station code | DLG | ||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 March 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
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The line through the station was originally built to link Burnley to the Outer Circle line at Waverley Road, and on to Oakleigh. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on 9 December 1895.[2] It was re-opened to Eastmalvern on 3 February 1929, and the line was then extended to Glen Waverley on 5 May 1930.
Darling was upgraded to a Premium station in 2008, although the current platform buildings date back to 1979.[3]
Platforms & services
Darling has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line trains.[4]
Platform 1:
- Glen Waverley line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Glen Waverley line: all stations services to Glen Waverley
Transport Links
CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Darling Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 624: Kew - Oakleigh station[5]
References
- Malvern East Vicsig
- David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1979. p. 93.
- "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au