Kensington station opened on 1 November 1860, just over a week after the railway line to Essendon opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[3] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Kensington, in central London.[4]
The station building on Platform 1 was constructed in 1886, as was the signal box. The interlocked gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing were replaced by boom barriers in 1965.[3] The signal box is located at the Up end of the station, just past the level crossing. A siding is also located at the Up end, used for the nearby grain silos.[5]
On 5 November 1986, a collision between a Broadmeadows-bound Comeng train and locomotive H4 occurred near the station.[6][7][8] Also in that year, a number of goods lines to the south of the station were booked out of use.[2] The overhead wires for these lines was also removed around this time.[2]
Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this.
^ abTurton, Keith W (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. The first hundred years of the Melbourne-Wodonga Railway 1873-1973. Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 23, 86. ISBN0-85849-012-9.
^"Place Names". Essendon Historical Society. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^"402 Footscray Station - East Melbourne via North Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
Media related to Kensington railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
Melway map at street-directory.com.au
January 04, 2023
kensington, railway, station, melbourne, other, places, with, same, name, kensington, station, disambiguation, kensington, railway, station, located, craigieburn, line, victoria, australia, serves, northern, melbourne, suburb, kensington, opened, november, 186. For other places with the same name see Kensington station disambiguation 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 2 KensingtonPTV commuter rail stationSouthbound view from Platform 2 in December 2021General informationLocationBelair Street Kensington Victoria 3031City of MelbourneAustraliaCoordinates37 47 38 S 144 55 51 E 37 7939 S 144 9307 E 37 7939 144 9307 Coordinates 37 47 38 S 144 55 51 E 37 7939 S 144 9307 E 37 7939 144 9307Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine s CraigieburnDistance3 58 kilometres fromSouthern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundDisabled accessNo steep rampOther informationStatusOperational UnstaffedStation codeKENFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened1 November 1860 162 years ago 1860 11 01 Closed1 July 1864 158 years ago 1864 07 01 Rebuilt9 October 1871 151 years ago 1871 10 09 Electrified1500 V DC overhead May 1919 Passengers2008 2009556 954 1 2009 2010566 692 1 1 75 2010 2011577 507 1 1 91 2011 2012526 695 1 8 8 2012 2013Not measured 1 2013 2014553 078 1 5 01 2014 2015Not measured 1 2015 2016563 789 1 1 93 2016 2017550 677 1 2 32 2017 2018546 510 1 0 75 2018 2019533 050 1 2 46 2019 2020424 600 1 20 35 2020 2021211 900 1 50 1 ServicesPreceding station Metro Trains Following stationNorth Melbournetowards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Newmarkettowards Craigieburn Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and services 3 Transport links 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditKensington station opened on 1 November 1860 just over a week after the railway line to Essendon opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864 but was reopened on 9 October 1871 under government ownership 3 Like the suburb itself the station was named after Kensington in central London 4 The station building on Platform 1 was constructed in 1886 as was the signal box The interlocked gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing were replaced by boom barriers in 1965 3 The signal box is located at the Up end of the station just past the level crossing A siding is also located at the Up end used for the nearby grain silos 5 On 5 November 1986 a collision between a Broadmeadows bound Comeng train and locomotive H4 occurred near the station 6 7 8 Also in that year a number of goods lines to the south of the station were booked out of use 2 The overhead wires for these lines was also removed around this time 2 Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds stations pass through the station but do not stop with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this Platforms and services EditKensington has two side platforms It is serviced by Metro Trains Craigieburn line services 9 Platform 1 Craigieburn line all stations services to Flinders StreetPlatform 2 Craigieburn line all stations services to CraigieburnTransport links EditTransit Systems Victoria operates one route via Kensington station under contract to Public Transport Victoria 402 Footscray station East Melbourne 10 Gallery Edit Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2005References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008 2021 Philip Mallis a b c Kensington Vicsig a b Turton Keith W 1973 Six And A Half Inches From Destiny The first hundred years of the Melbourne Wodonga Railway 1873 1973 Australian Railway Historical Society pp 23 86 ISBN 0 85849 012 9 Place Names Essendon Historical Society Retrieved 24 December 2022 Kensington Interlocking Information Vicsig Harrington Tony 7 November 1986 Points failure is blamed for train crash The Age p 16 Flickr High Bicyclist Photostream Flickr High Bicyclist Photostream Craigieburn Line Public Transport Victoria 402 Footscray Station East Melbourne via North Melbourne Public Transport Victoria External links Edit Media related to Kensington railway station Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons Melway map at street directory com au Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kensington railway station Melbourne amp oldid 1129274614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
