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Darling railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Glen Waverley

Opened
  
24 March 1890

Status
  
Premium station

Tracks
  
2

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
2 side

Owner
  
VicTrack

Station status
  
Premium station

Darling railway station

Location
  
Clynden Avenue, Malvern East

Distance
  
12.68 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Malvern East VIC 3145, Australia

Similar
  
Hedgeley Dene Gardens, East Malvern railway st, Dennis railway station, Patterson railway station, Gardiners Creek

Darling railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, having opened on 24 March 1890.

Contents

The line through the station was originally built to link Burnley to the Outer Circle line and on to Oakleigh. The outer part of the line beyond Darling closed on 9 December 1895, and was not extended to Glen Waverley until 1930. Darling was upgraded to a Premium station in 2008, although the current platform buildings date back to 1979.

Platforms & services

Darling has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Glen Waverley line services.

Platforms 1:

  • Glen Waverley line: services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Glen Waverley line: services to Glen Waverley
  • CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Darling Station:

  • 624: Kew - Oakleigh station
  • References

    Darling railway station Wikipedia