Malvern railway station, Melbourne

Malvern railway station is a railway station on the Gippsland line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern, and opened on 7 May 1879.[2]

Malvern
Northbound view from platform 4 in June 2014
Location	Station Street, Malvern Australia
Coordinates	37°51′59″S 145°01′44″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	10.11 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Host station
Station code	MAL
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 May 1889
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2008–2009	1.173 million[1]
2009–2010	1.242 million[1]  5.88%
2010–2011	1.396 million[1]  12.4%
2011–2012	1.241 million[1]  11.1%
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	1.084 million[1]  12.65%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Armadale towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Caulfield towards Frankston      Pakenham line does not stop here      Cranbourne line does not stop here

The station was rebuilt in 1914, as part of quadruplication and re-grading of the track between South Yarra and Caulfield. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]

The former electrified goods sidings were removed in 1988.[4]

Platforms & services

Malvern has four platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston[5] line services.

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited express services to Frankston

Platforms 3 & 4:

• No services. Pakenham and Cranbourne line services at this station ended at around 3 am on 31 January 2021.

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates three routes via Malvern station:

• 5: University of Melbourne Tram Stop – Malvern East[6]
• 16: University of Melbourne Tram Stop – Kew[7]
• 64: University of Melbourne Tram Stop – East Brighton[8]

References

1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
2. Malvern Vicsig
3. Malvern Railway Station Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1988. p. 220.
5. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
6. "5 Melbourne University - Malvern". Public Transport Victoria.
7. "16 Melbourne University - Kew via St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "64 Melbourne University - East Brighton". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au