Tooronga railway station

Tooronga railway station is located on the Glen Waverley line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Malvern, and opened on 24 March 1890.[3]

Tooronga
PTV commuter rail station
North-west view from Platform 1 in January 2021
General information
LocationMilton Parade,
Malvern, Victoria 3144
City of Stonnington
Australia
Coordinates37°50′58″S 145°02′30″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Glen Waverley
Distance9.59 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking189
Bicycle facilities11
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, Host Station
Station codeTGA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened24 March 1890 (1890-03-24)
Rebuilt20 November 1955
1975
ElectrifiedDecember 1922
(1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006421,639[1]
2006–2007456,599[1] Increase 8.29%
2007–2008490,356[1] Increase 7.39%
2008–2009478,729[2] Decrease 2.37%
2009–2010486,046[2] Increase 1.52%
2010–2011520,267[2] Increase 7.04%
2011–2012514,741[2] Decrease 1.06%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014652,633[2] Increase 26.78%
2014–2015614,995[1] Decrease 5.76%
2015–2016603,752[2] Decrease 1.82%
2016–2017569,736[2] Decrease 5.63%
2017–2018576,709[2] Increase 1.22%
2018–2019580,300[2] Increase 0.62%
2019–2020456,150[2] Decrease 21.39%
2020–2021176,050[2] Decrease 61.4%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Kooyong
towards Flinders Street
 Glen Waverley line Gardiner
towards Glen Waverley
Track layout
to Kooyong
1
2
Tooronga Road
to Gardiner

History

Tooronga station opened on 24 March 1890, when the railway line from Burnley was extended to East Malvern.[3] The station is named after nearby Tooronga Road, which in turn was named after an adjacent two-story property. The word Tooronga is Indigenous, meaning "modern" or "new".[4][5]

In 1955, the current station platforms were provided, when duplication of the line occurred between Kooyong and Gardiner.[3] In 1975, the current station buildings were provided.[6]

In 1966, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Tooronga Road level crossing, located at the down end of the station. The signal box and a goods yard were also removed during that time.[3]

Platforms and services

Tooronga has two side platforms. It is served by Glen Waverley line trains.[7]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via Tooronga station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  624 : Kew – Oakleigh station[8]

The bus stops outside the station are also used by bus replacement services for Glen Waverley line trains.

  • North-west view from Platform 1, with a Comeng train arriving on Platform 2, in January 2007

References
  1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. "Tooronga". vicsig.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Tooronga". Victorian Places. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. "Glen Waverley". Victorian Railways. VicRail. July 1975. p. 103.
  7. "Glen Waverley Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "624 Kew - Oakleigh via Caulfield & Carnegie & Darling and Chadstone (From 4-11-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
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