Darling railway station
Darling | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Clynden Avenue, Malvern East | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′08″S 145°03′46″E / 37.86894°S 145.06288°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.68 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 200 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | DLG | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1/2 overlap | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 March 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Darling railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, having opened on 24 March 1890.[1]
The line though the station was originally built to link Burnley to the Outer Circle line and on to Oakleigh. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on 9 December 1895,[2] and was not extended to Glen Waverley until 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 serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.[4]
Platforms 1:
- Glen Waverley line: services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Glen Waverley line: services to Glen Waverley
Transport Links
CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Darling Station:
- 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 timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 624 Kew - Oakleigh Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Darling railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons- Melway
