Kensington railway station, Melbourne

Kensington
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2021
General information
Location	Belair Street, Kensington, Victoria 3031 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°E / -37.7939; 144.9307
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	3.58 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	KEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 November 1860; 164 years ago (1860-11-01)
Closed	1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
Rebuilt	9 October 1871 (1871-10-09)
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	453,280[1]
2006–2007	489,745[1]  8.04%
2007–2008	515,166[1]  5.19%
2008–2009	556,954[2]  8.11%
2009–2010	566,692[2]  1.74%
2010–2011	577,507[2]  1.9%
2011–2012	526,695[2]  8.79%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	553,078[2]  5%
2014–2015	540,515[1]  2.27%
2015–2016	563,789[2]  4.3%
2016–2017	550,677[2]  2.32%
2017–2018	546,510[2]  0.75%
2018–2019	533,050[2]  2.46%
2019–2020	424,600[2]  20.34%
2020–2021	211,900[2]  50.09%
2021–2022	242,300[3]  14.34%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Melbourne towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Newmarket towards Craigieburn      Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here
Track layout Legend to North Melbourne Macaulay Road 1 2 to Newmarket Electrified Non-electrified

Kensington railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Kensington, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kensington station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1871. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.^[4]

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