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]

Kensington
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in December 2021
General information
Location	Belair Street, Kensington, Victoria 3031 City of Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Craigieburn
Distance	3.58 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	KEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 November 1860; 162 years ago (1860-11-01)
Closed	1 July 1864; 158 years ago (1864-07-01)
Rebuilt	9 October 1871; 151 years ago (1871-10-09)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Passengers
2008-2009	0.557 million[1]
2009–2010	0.567 million[1]
2010–2011	0.578 million[1]
2011–2012	0.527 million[1]
2012–2013	Not measured[1]
2013–2014	0.553 million[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Melbourne towards Flinders Street Craigieburn line Newmarket towards Craigieburn      Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here

The station opened as part of the private Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company line to Essendon. The station closed with the line on 1 July 1864, but was reopened on 9 October 1871, under government ownership.[3]

The station building on Platform 1 was constructed in 1886, as was the signal box. The gates at the Macaulay Road level crossing were replaced by boom barriers in 1966.[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.[4]

In 1986, 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

Kensington has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Craigieburn line services.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Craigieburn line  all stations services to Craigieburn

Transport links

Transit Systems Victoria operates one route via Kensington station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  402 : Footscray station – East Melbourne[6]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1 in October 2005

References

External links

• Media related to Kensington railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway map at street-directory.com.au