Carnegie railway station

Carnegie
Station information
Code CNE
Distance from
Flinders Street
12.3 km
Operator Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines Pakenham,
Cranbourne
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Host station
Metlink profile Link
Melway map Link
Google map Link
Metlink ticket zone 1

Carnegie is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carnegie, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. Carnegie is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.

Contents

Facilities

Carnegie is located at the eastern end of the Koornang Road level crossing, with station access from Koornang Road, Woorayl Street and Morton Avenue.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard ticket vending 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 coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2, as well as at the entrance to platform 1.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

History

Carnegie station opened on May 14, 1879 as Rosstown. It was renamed Carnegie in 1909.[1] Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at Carnegie in 1967.[2]

References

  1. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Carnegie
  2. ^ Public Office Record Victoria. "Carnegie - Public Record Office Victoria Photographic Collection". proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=41. http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search_results.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-08.