Carnegie railway station

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Carnegie
Station statistics
Coordinates 37°53′11″S 145°03′31″E / 37.8863°S 145.0585°E / -37.8863; 145.0585Coordinates: 37°53′11″S 145°03′31″E / 37.8863°S 145.0585°E / -37.8863; 145.0585
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code CNE
Owned by VicTrack
myki zone 1
Station status Host Station
Melway map Link
Website Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Caulfield
Pakenham line
Murrumbeena
toward Pakenham
Cranbourne line
Murrumbeena
toward Cranbourne
Location
Link

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 myki Zone 1.

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. myki ticket vending machines, replacing the earlier Metcard machines, are located at the station, and are able to top up cards as well as dispense new cards.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

  • Pakenham line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  • Cranbourne line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

Buses from Carnegie Station

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. Retrieved 2009-09-08. 

External links


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