Kensington railway station, Melbourne

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Kensington
PTV commuter rail station
Kensington Southbound View.JPG
Southbound view from Platform 2 in December 2021
LocationBelair Street,
Kensington, Victoria 3031
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°E / -37.7939; 144.9307Coordinates: 37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°E / -37.7939; 144.9307
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance3.58 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeKEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860
Closed1 July 1864
Rebuilt9 October 1871
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (1919)
Passengers
2008-20090.557 million[1]
2009-20100.567 million[1]
2010-20110.578 million[1]
2011-20120.527 million[1]
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.553 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
North Melbourne
towards Flinders Street
 Craigieburn line Newmarket
towards Craigieburn
     Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here

Kensington railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Kensington, and it opened on 1 November 1860.[2]

The station opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[3]

The station building on Platform 1 was constructed in 1886, as was the signal box. The gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing were replaced by boom barriers in 1966.[3] The signal box is located at the Up end of the station, just past the level crossing. A siding is also located at the Up end, used for the nearby grain silos.[4]

In 1986, a number of goods lines to the south of the station were booked out of use.[2] The overhead wires for these lines was also removed around this time.[2]

Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this.

Platforms and services[]

Kensington has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via Kensington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne[6]

Gallery[]

  • Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2005

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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 [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ a b c Kensington Vicsig
  3. ^ a b Turton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN 0-85849-012-9.
  4. ^ Kensington Interlocking Information Vicsig
  5. ^ "Craigieburn Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "402 Footscray Station - East Melbourne via North Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

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