McKinnon railway station
railway station in McKinnon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
McKinnon station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of McKinnon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. McKinnon station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 September 1884, with the current station provided in August 2016.
Initially opened as McKinnon Road, the station was given its current name of McKinnon on 14 December 1885.
History
McKinnon station opened on 1 September 1884, almost three years after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc. The station gets its name from McKinnon Road, which was reputedly named after a local settler.
In 1928, mechanically-operated boom gates were provided at the former McKinnon Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. It was the only instance of these types of gates being used at a level crossing in Victoria. In 1974, they were replaced with conventional boom barriers.
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