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Toorak railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Armadale, and opened on 7 May 1879.[1]

Toorak
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in June 2014
General information
Location	Beatty Avenue, Armadale, Victoria 3143 City of Stonnington Australia
Coordinates	37°51′04″S 145°00′50″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	7.91 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	TOR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	7 May 1879; 143 years ago (1879-05-07)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (March 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Hawksburn towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Armadale towards Frankston      Pakenham line does not stop here      Cranbourne line does not stop here
Track layout Legend to Hawksburn 1 2 4 3 to Armadale

The present station dates from 1914, after the tracks between South Yarra and Caulfield were re-graded and quadruplicated.[1]

Freight traffic was withdrawn at Toorak on 30 June 1977.[2]

In 1993, major re-signalling works occurred between Toorak, Malvern, Armadale and Caulfield stations.[1]

Because the station is located in Armadale, suggestions have been made in the past about renaming the station, including naming the station after Albert Jacka, Australia's first recipient of the Victoria Cross, who was mayor of the nearby City of St Kilda.[3]

Platforms and services

Toorak has two side platforms and one island platform with two faces. It is served by Frankston line trains.[4]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Platforms 3 & 4:

• No services: Pakenham and Cranbourne line services ceased calling at the station on 31 January 2021.

Transport links

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

•  605 : Gardenvale – Melbourne CBD (Queen Street)[5]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Toorak station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  604 : Gardenvale – The Alfred Hospital[6]

Yarra Trams operates one route via Toorak station:

• : Melbourne University – Camberwell[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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