Carnegie railway station

Carnegie railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Carnegie, in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station originally opened in 1879 as Rosstown. The station received its current name in 1909 alongside the renaming of the suburb. The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station concourse on Koornang Road via escalators, lifts and a staircase.

Carnegie
PTV commuter rail station
Southeast bound view from Platform 2, June 2018
General information
LocationMorton Avenue,
Carnegie, Victoria 3163
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°53′11″S 145°03′31″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance13.53 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking120 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCNE
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 April 1879 (1879-04-02)
Rebuilt18 June 2018 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedMarch 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesRosstown (1879–1909)
Passengers
2005–2006613,043
2006–2007667,653 8.9%
2007–2008746,242 11.77%
2008–2009831,026 11.36%
2009–2010860,100 3.49%
2010–2011894,113 3.95%
2011–2012829,079 7.27%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014950,645 14.66%
2014–20151,010,382 6.28%
2015–20161,217,932 20.54%
2016–2017910,282 25.26%
2017–2018764,922 15.96%
2018–2019991,272 29.59%
2019–2020833,000 15.96%
2020–2021460,850 44.67%
2021–2022510,850 10.85%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Caulfield Pakenham line Murrumbeena
towards Cranbourne or Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Track layout
1
2
to Murrumbeena

Carnegie station is currently served by the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is served by four bus routes, including SmartBus route 900. The station is approximately 17 kilometres (11.8 mi), or around a 33-minute train ride away, from Flinders Street.

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