Kananook railway station, Melbourne

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Kananook
Station information

Code	KAN
Distance from Flinders St	40.2 km
Line	Frankston
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Unmanned Station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station	link
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	2

Kananook (station code: KAN) is an unmanned railway station on the Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1975. It has one central island platform with a substantial fibro building. It is located in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. The station has a reputation as being notoriously unsafe, especially after dark.

The station may be considered one of the more unsightly on the suburban network, with large concrete overpasses, and located next to the Frankston Freeway. Kananook is one of only two station's that still has the old 1990's "The Met" signs (the other being Heatherdale). Current plans as part of the construction of the Eastlink road project linking the north-eastern suburb of Ringwood to Frankston, involve funding for facility boosts at a number of stations, including Kananook. This will involve the dismantling of the current station building, noise protection from the freeway, and other improvements.

The station was featured in the first episode of the Australian TV series Sensing Murder, which aired on Network Ten in September 2004.