South Yarra railway station

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South Yarra
PTV commuter rail station
South Yarra station entrance at night.jpg
Station front and entrance in May 2011
LocationToorak Road,
South Yarra, Victoria 3141
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°50′20″S 144°59′32″E / 37.8389°S 144.9922°E / -37.8389; 144.9922Coordinates: 37°50′20″S 144°59′32″E / 37.8389°S 144.9922°E / -37.8389; 144.9922
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Pakenham
Cranbourne
Frankston
Sandringham
Distance5.41 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeSYR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 December 1860
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesGardiner's Creek Road
Passengers
2008-20092.705 million[1]
2009-20102.518 million[1] Decrease 6.91%
2010-20112.638 million[1] Increase 4.77%
2011-20122.399 million[1] Decrease 9.06%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20143.939 million[1] Increase 64.17%
2014-2015Not measured[2]
2015-20164.20 million[2] Increase 6.62%
2016-20174.52 million[2] Increase 7.57%
2017-20184.59 million[2] Increase 1.67%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Caulfield
towards Pakenham
Cranbourne line Caulfield
towards Cranbourne
Richmond
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Hawksburn
towards Frankston
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Prahran
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
to Richmond
CityLink
Yarra River
1
2
4
6
3
5
to Hawksburn/Caulfield
to Prahran

South Yarra railway station is the junction station for the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, and it opened on 22 December 1860 as Gardiners Creek Road. It was renamed South Yarra on 1 January 1867.[3]

V/Line's Bairnsdale rail services (Gippsland line) pass non-stop through the station.

History[]

South Yarra was opened on 22 December 1860, by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company, as Gardiner's Creek Road. Initially, it served the Brighton line, on what was called the "Prahran Branch". The station was renamed South Yarra on 1 January 1867.[3] The private railway company, by then the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company, was taken over by the Government of Victoria in 1878, its network becoming part of the Victorian Railways.

John Cooper (1924) notes that when the South Yarra to Oakleigh line was first constructed, a set of points connected the line to the existing Brighton line. However, it was found that a high embankment obscured the vision of the drivers of approaching trains on both lines. To solve that problem, it was decided that the Oakleigh line should have its own tracks into Melbourne, and soon after, a second bridge, spanning the Yarra River, was built to facilitate that (p. 307). The opening of the South Yarra to Oakleigh line in 1879 made the proposed Outer Circle railway line largely redundant, but it was constructed anyway, a decade later.

The line between South Yarra and Caulfield was completely rebuilt in 1914. The works included the quadruplication of the line, and rebuilt stations at Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale and Malvern.[4]

In 1946, the current bridge over the Yarra River was provided.[3] In 1947, a works siding opened, and it was disconnected in 1955.[3]

Even after the laying of six tracks from Richmond to South Yarra and the abolition of the signal box there, the station retained three emergency crossovers at the Up end of Platforms 1 and 2, 3 and 4 and 5 and 6. The latter set was removed in 1983, followed by the middle pair by 23 June 1984, and the final set in August 1986.[5][6] The crossovers were originally provided in 1945 and 1960.[3] Also in 1960, the "local lines" (used by Pakenham and Cranbourne line services) were extended to Richmond, and the signal box, located at the Up end of Platforms 4 and 5, was abolished.[3] The signal box still remains in a disused state.

In 1993, major re-signalling works occurred between South Yarra and Toorak stations,[3] with re-signalling works occurring between South Yarra and Richmond stations in 1994.[3]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1996.[7] As such, the station is staffed from the first to the last service each day.

According to Public Transport Victoria data, it is the eighth-busiest station on the Melbourne metropolitan network, with 4.59 million boardings per year in 2017/2018.[2]

South Yarra station is scheduled for a $12 million refurbishment in early 2020. The entrance to the station on Toorak Road is to be widened, and the layout changed to make the station larger.[8][9]

The Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines will cease to stop at South Yarra when the Metro Tunnel opens, which is scheduled to take place in 2025. The entrance portal to the Metro Tunnel is located near the station. However, South Yarra will not be integrated into the new tunnel, which has caused some criticism.[10][11]

Platforms and services[]

South Yarra station has six platforms; two side platforms and two island platforms with four faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham,[12] Cranbourne,[13] Frankston[14] and Sandringham[15] line services.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Platform 4:

Platform 5:

Platform 6:

Transport links[]

Yarra Trams operates one route via South Yarra station:

Gallery[]

  • Southbound view from Platforms 2 and 3 in June 2014

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014" (XLS). Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
  2. ^ a b c d e "Station Patronage Data 2013-2018". Philip Mallis. Transport for Victoria. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h South Yarra Vicsig
  4. ^ "Report of the Victorian Railways Commissioners for the Year Ending 30th June, 1916" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1984. p. 252.
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1987. p. 91.
  7. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  8. ^ South Yarra station set for a $12 million makeover
  9. ^ South Yarra Station upgrade
  10. ^ Carey, Adam (15 May 2015). "New underground station for South Yarra ruled out in rail tunnel plans". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  11. ^ Gordon, Josh; Willingham, Richard; Preiss, Benjamin (22 October 2015). "Federal rail cash under a cloud over South Yarra station stoush". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "Cranbourne Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "58 West Coburg - Toorak". Public Transport Victoria.

Further reading[]

Cooper, John Butler (1924). The history of Prahran 1836-1924 : from its first settlement to a city. Melbourne, Vic: Modern Printing Co.

External links[]

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