Toorak railway station

Toorak

Southbound view from platform 1 in June 2014
Location Beatty Avenue, Armadale
Coordinates 37°51′04″S 145°00′50″E / 37.8510°S 145.0140°E / -37.8510; 145.0140Coordinates: 37°51′04″S 145°00′50″E / 37.8510°S 145.0140°E / -37.8510; 145.0140
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Pakenham
Cranbourne
Frankston
Distance 7.91 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks 4
Connections Tram
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Unstaffed station
Station code TOR
Fare zone Myki zone 1
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 7 May 1879
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Pakenham line
toward Pakenham
Cranbourne line
toward Cranbourne
Frankston line
toward Frankston

Toorak railway station is located on the Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Armadale (despite the name), opening on 7 May 1879.[1]

Freight traffic was withdrawn at Toorak on 30 June 1977.[2]

As the station is located in Armadale, suggestions have been raised in the past about renaming the station, including naming the station after Albert Jacka, Australia's first recipient of the Victoria Cross, and was mayor of the nearby City of St Kilda.[3]

Platforms & services

Toorak has four platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[4] Frankston,[5] and Cranbourne[6] line services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Platform 4:

Yarra Trams operates one route via Toorak station:

References

  1. Toorak Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1977. p. 183.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1976. p. 138.
  4. Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Cranbourne Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Route 72 Melbourne University - Camberwell timetable Public Transport Victoria
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