Darling railway station, Melbourne
- Darling railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Darling
IMAGELINK=Darling-station-overpass.jpg
CAPTION=Looking towards the station, and away from the city
CODE=DLG
DISTANCE=11.4 km
LINES=Glen Waverley
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19837 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19837#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1+2 overlap
Darling is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway line. It is in the Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap and is classed as a Premium Station, upgraded from unmanned status in 2008.
Facilities
Darling station is located between Clynden Avenue and the Monash Freeway, with station access from Clynden Avenue.
The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (citybound) has a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room, indoor ticket office and toilets, while platform 2 (Glen Waverley bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2. A footbridge, signal box and a crossover are all situated at the UP direction of the station.
History
Darling station opened on March 24 1890. The line though the station was originally built to link Burnley station to the Outer Circle line and on to Oakleigh. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on December 9 1895, [cite book
author = David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert
title = The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
year = 1979
isbn = 0 85849 024 2 ] and was not extended to Glen Waverley until 1930.
References
MetlinkAndClosedStations
Line1= Glen Waverley line
Previous1= Glen Iris
Next1= East Malvern
ClosedLine = Outer Circle connection
ClosedNext = Waverley Road
ClosedPreviousplain = towards Burnley
VICORMELB=Melbourne
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