Malvern railway station, Melbourne facts for kids
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Malvern
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Northbound view from platform 4 in June 2014
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| Location | Station Street, Malvern Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°51′59″S 145°01′44″E / 37.8664°S 145.0290°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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Host station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MAL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 7 May 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2008–2009) | 1.173 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2009–2010) | 1.242 million  5.88% |
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| Passengers (2010–2011) | 1.396 million 12.4% |
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| Passengers (2011–2012) | 1.241 million  11.1% |
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| Passengers (2012–2013) | Not measured | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013–2014) | 1.084 million 12.65% |
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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.
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.
The former electrified goods sidings were removed in 1988.
Platforms & services
Malvern has four platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston 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
- 16: University of Melbourne Tram Stop – Kew
- 64: University of Melbourne Tram Stop – East Brighton
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