South Yarra railway station

South Yarra
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 5, July 2024
General information
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; 144.9922
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance5.41 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms6 (2 side, 2 island)
Tracks6
ConnectionsMelbourne tram route 58 Tram
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeSYR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 December 1860; 163 years ago (1860-12-22)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesGardiner's Creek Road (1860–1866)
Passengers
2005–20062,364,291[1]
2006–20072,407,609[1] Increase 1.83%
2007–20082,592,897[1] Increase 7.69%
2008–20092,704,803[2] Increase 4.31%
2009–20102,518,300[2] Decrease 6.89%
2010–20112,638,309[2] Increase 4.76%
2011–20122,399,395[2] Decrease 9.05%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20143,939,044[2] Increase 64.16%
2014–20153,926,437[1] Decrease 0.32%
2015–20164,199,696[2] Increase 6.95%
2016–20174,529,872[2] Increase 7.86%
2017–20184,592,881[2] Increase 1.39%
2018–20194,367,158[2] Decrease 4.91%
2019–20203,151,600[2] Decrease 27.83%
2020–20211,669,900[2] Decrease 47.01%
2021–20221,997,050[3] Increase 19.59%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Malvern
Limited service
towards East Pakenham
Caulfield
towards East Pakenham
Cranbourne line Malvern
Limited service
towards Cranbourne
Caulfield
towards Cranbourne
Richmond
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Hawksburn
towards Frankston
Frankston line
Weekday peak express services
 Malvern
One-way operation
Richmond
One-way operation
 Caulfield
towards Frankston
Richmond
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Prahran
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
to Richmond
CityLink
Yarra River
End CBTC
1
2
4
6
3
5
Start CBTC
to Hawksburn
to Prahran

South Yarra railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Cranbourne, Frankston, Pakenham and Sandringham lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the southern Melbourne suburb of South Yarra in Victoria, Australia.[4][5] South Yarra is a ground-level premium station featuring six platforms, with two island platforms and two side platforms accessible by an overground concourse. It opened on 22 December 1860.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "South Yarra public transport - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide". www.travelvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "South Yarra Railway Station". VicScreen. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "South Yarra". vicsig.net. Retrieved 13 January 2023.