Darling railway station

Darling railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 24 March 1890, and serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East.[1]

Darling
Westbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
LocationClynden Avenue, Malvern East
Coordinates37°52′08″S 145°03′46″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance12.68 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking200
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeDLG
Fare zoneMyki zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Glen Iris
towards Flinders Street
 Glen Waverley line East Malvern
towards Glen Waverley
Former services
towards Burnley   Outer Circle connection   Waverley Road
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

The line through the station was originally built to link Burnley to the Outer Circle line at Waverley Road, and on to Oakleigh. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on 9 December 1895.[2] It was re-opened to Eastmalvern on 3 February 1929, and the line was then extended to Glen Waverley on 5 May 1930.

Darling was upgraded to a Premium station in 2008, although the current platform buildings date back to 1979.[3]

Platforms & services

Darling has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Darling Station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References
  1. Malvern East Vicsig
  2. David Beardsell & Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-024-2.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1979. p. 93.
  4. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
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