- Darling railway station
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Darling 
Station information Code DLG Distance from
Flinders Street11.4 km Operator Metro Trains Melbourne Lines Glen Waverley # Platforms 2 # Tracks 2 Status Premium station Metlink profile Link Melway map Link Google map Link Metcard / Myki Zone 1+2 overlap Darling is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway line. Darling is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1+2 overlap.
Contents
Station overview
Facilities
Darling is located between Clynden Avenue and the Monash Freeway, with station access from Clynden Avenue.
The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located inside the waiting area, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, with additional coin-only Metcard ticket vending machines situated in the waiting area and at the entrance to platform 2. Myki ticket vending machines are located inside the waiting area on platform 1, and at the entrance to platform 2.
A footbridge, signal box and a crossover are all situated at the Flinders Street end of the station.
History
Darling station opened on 24 March 1890, with electrification reaching the station in 1922.[1] The line though the station was originally built to link Burnley station to the Outer Circle line and on to Oakleigh station. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on 9 December 1895,[2] and was not extended to Glen Waverley until 1930. Darling was upgraded to a Premium Station in 2008.
Platforms
Platform 1:
- Metro Trains services towards Flinders Street.
Platform 2:
- Metro Trains services towards Glen Waverley.
References
- ^ VICSIG Infrastructure – Darling
- ^ David Beardsell and Bruce Herbert (1979). The Outer Circle: A history of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0 85849 024 2.
Station Navigation Metropolitan service Glen Waverley line ← Previous Station Glen Iris | East Malvern Next Station → Closed line Outer Circle connection ← Previous Station towards Burnley | Waverley Road Next Station → Entire metropolitan network Closed stations Coordinates: 37°52′08″S 145°03′46″E / 37.86894°S 145.06288°E
Categories:- Railway stations in Melbourne
- Premium Melbourne railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1890
- Melbourne rail transport stubs
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