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 premium 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 2016.^[5]

McKinnon
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2016
General information
Location	Station Avenue, McKinnon, Victoria 3204 City of Glen Eira Australia
Coordinates	37°54′37″S 145°02′18″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	15.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	103
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MCK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 September 1884; 140 years ago (1884-09-01)
Rebuilt	1976 28 June 1987 1 August 2016 (LXRP)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (June 1922)
Previous names	McKinnon Road (1884-1885)
Passengers
2005-2006	356,148[1]
2006-2007	385,714[1]  8.3%
2007-2008	423,365[1]  9.76%
2008-2009	452,000[2]  6.76%
2009-2010	464,000[2]  2.65%
2010-2011	462,000[2]  0.43%
2011-2012	428,000[2]  7.36%
2012-2013	Not measured[2]
2013-2014	457,000[2]  6.78%
2014-2015	448,084[1]  1.95%
2015-2016	314,203[3]  29.87%
2016-2017	404,492[3]  28.74%
2017-2018	485,711[3]  20.08%
2018-2019	450,450[4]  7.26%
2019-2020	324,500[4]  27.96%
2020-2021	173,200[4]  46.7%
2021–2022	196,050[4]  13.19%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ormond towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Bentleigh towards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Ormond 1 3 2 to Bentleigh

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 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:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

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

Platform 3:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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

•  626 : Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre^[14]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3, January 2013, prior to the station's 2016 rebuild
• 
  K190 hauling heritage Tait cars with D3 639, arriving at McKinnon, November 2016
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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.

External links

• Melway map