Kensington railway station, Melbourne

Kensington railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Kensington, and it opened on 1 November 1860.

Kensington
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2021
General information
LocationBelair Street,
Kensington, Victoria 3031
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance3.58 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeKEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860 (1860-11-01)
Closed1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
Rebuilt9 October 1871 (1871-10-09)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006453,280
2006–2007489,745 8.04%
2007–2008515,166 5.19%
2008–2009556,954 8.11%
2009–2010566,692 1.74%
2010–2011577,507 1.9%
2011–2012526,695 8.79%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014553,078 5%
2014–2015540,515 2.27%
2015–2016563,789 4.3%
2016–2017550,677 2.32%
2017–2018546,510 0.75%
2018–2019533,050 2.46%
2019–2020424,600 20.34%
2020–2021211,900 50.09%
2021–2022242,300 14.34%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
North Melbourne Craigieburn line Newmarket
towards Craigieburn
     Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here
Track layout
to North Melbourne
Macaulay Road
1
2
to Newmarket

Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this.

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