Toorak railway station

Toorak
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, June 2014
General information
LocationBeatty Avenue,
Armadale, Victoria
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°51′04″S 145°00′50″E / 37.8510°S 145.0140°E / -37.8510; 145.0140
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance7.91 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Connections
  • Melbourne tram route 72 Tram
  • List of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeTOR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
OpenedMay 7, 1879; 145 years ago (1879-05-07)
Rebuilt1914
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2017–2018554,692[1]
2018–2019514,950[1] Decrease 7.16%
2019–2020370,450[1] Decrease 28.06%
2020–2021196,650[1] Decrease 46.9%
2021–2022224,850[2] Increase 14.34%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hawksburn
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Armadale
towards Frankston
     Pakenham line does not stop here
     Cranbourne line does not stop here

Toorak railway station is a commuter railway station on the northern boundary of Armadale, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3] The station is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and was opened on 7 May 1879.[4] The station is named after the nearby suburb of Toorak—located north of the station. The station consists of an island platform and two side platforms all accessed by a pedestrian bridge. There are two principal station buildings located on the central platform (platforms 2 and 3) and on platform 4, consisting of a small two and one-story brick buildings.[5] These buildings were provided in 1914, as ticketing and staff offices. The station is only partially accessible due to a multiple steep access ramps.[6]

Toorak railway station is served by the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne railway network.[3] The station also connects to the Route 72 tram service and the route 604 and 605 bus services.[7][8][9] The journey to Flinders Street railway station is approximately 6.5 kilometres (4.04 mi) and takes 11 minutes.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ a b Victoria, Public Transport. "Toorak Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  4. ^ "VICSIG". vicsig.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Toorak | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Access Guide". www.metrotrains.com.au. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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  10. ^ Ltd, rome2rio Pty. "Flinders Street Station to Toorak – 7 ways to travel via , and train, and taxi". Rome2rio. Retrieved 24 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)