McKinnon railway station

McKinnon railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of McKinnon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. McKinnon station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 September 1884, with the current station provided in 2016.^[5]

McKinnon
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2024
General information
Location	Station Avenue, McKinnon, Victoria 3204 City of Glen Eira Australia
Coordinates	37°54′37″S 145°02′18″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	15.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Below ground
Parking	103
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	MCK
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 September 1884; 140 years ago (1884-09-01)
Rebuilt	1976 28 June 1987 1 August 2016 (LXRP)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (June 1922)
Previous names	McKinnon Road (1884-1885)
Passengers
2005-2006	356,148[1]
2006-2007	385,714[1]  8.3%
2007-2008	423,365[1]  9.76%
2008-2009	452,000[2]  6.76%
2009-2010	464,000[2]  2.65%
2010-2011	462,000[2]  0.43%
2011-2012	428,000[2]  7.36%
2012-2013	Not measured[2]
2013-2014	457,000[2]  6.78%
2014-2015	448,084[1]  1.95%
2015-2016	314,203[3]  29.87%
2016-2017	404,492[3]  28.74%
2017-2018	485,711[3]  20.08%
2018-2019	450,450[4]  7.26%
2019-2020	324,500[4]  27.96%
2020-2021	173,200[4]  46.7%
2021–2022	196,050[4]  13.19%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Ormond towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Bentleigh towards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Ormond 1 3 2 to Bentleigh
Location

Initially opened as McKinnon Road, the station was given its current name of McKinnon on 14 December 1885.^[5]

History

McKinnon station opened on 1 September 1884, almost three years after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc.^[5] The station gets its name from McKinnon Road, which was reputedly named after a local settler.^[6][7]

In 1928, mechanically-operated boom gates were provided at the former McKinnon Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station.^[5][8] It was the only instance of these types of gates being used at a level crossing in Victoria.^[5] In 1974, they were replaced with conventional boom barriers.^[9]

During 1976, the down platform (Platform 3) at the former ground level station was provided.^[10] Just over a decade later, on 28 June 1987, the up face of the former island platform was brought into use.^[11]

In May 2015, the Victorian State Government announced a grade separation project to replace the McKinnon Road level crossing, immediately south of the station. This included rebuilding the station.^[12] On 1 August 2016, the rebuilt station opened.

Platforms and services

Platform 3 at McKinnon station looking southbound, December 2024

McKinnon has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. Prior to being closed for its 2016 rebuild, in the morning peak-hour, Frankston-bound services used Platform 3, with Flinders Street-bound services using Platforms 1 and 2. At other times, Frankston-bound services used Platform 2.

Following the re-construction of Glen Huntly station in July 2023, Frankston-bound services use Platform 3, while Platform 2 is not regularly used and non-stopping express trains pass the platform in the peak hour.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[13]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

• No services stop at this platform. Peak hour services run express through this station.

Platform 3:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via McKinnon station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  626 : Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre^[14]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 3, January 2013, prior to the station's 2016 rebuild
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  Northbound view from Platform 2, August 2016
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  K190 hauling heritage Tait cars with D3 639, arriving at McKinnon, November 2016
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  McKinnon station entrance, October 2021
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  Station building, concourse and entrance from McKinnon Road, December 2024
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  Main concourse and entrance leading out to McKinnon Road, December 2024
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  The red, orange and yellow of the primary colours of the station, December 2024
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  Ramp entrances to Platforms 1, 2 and 3, December 2024
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  The ramps and stairs leading up to the concourse from Platform 3, December 2024