Carnegie railway station
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Carnegie railway station is a commuter railway station located in the suburb of Carnegie, in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.<ref name=":0" /> The station originally opened in 1879 as Rosstown. The station received its current name in 1909 alongside the renaming of the suburb.<ref name=":52">Template:Cite book</ref> Carnegie is an elevated premium station, consisting of a single island platform connected to the station concourse on Koornang Road via escalators, lifts and a staircase.<ref name=":0" />
Carnegie station is currently served by the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines which are both part of the Melbourne railway network. Additionally, the station is served by four bus routes, including SmartBus route 900.<ref name=":0" /> The station is approximately 17 kilometres (11.8 mi), or around a 33-minute train ride away, from Flinders Street.<ref name=":823">Template:Cite web</ref>
Description
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Carnegie railway station is located in the suburb of Carnegie. On the south side of the station is Morton Road, and Koorang Road is to the west. The station is owned by VicTrack, a state government agency, and is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> The station is approximately 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi), or around a 21-minute train ride away, from Flinders Street.<ref name=":823"/>
Carnegie station consists of a single-island platform which is located above the road, and is connected to Koorang Road through stairs, a lift and escalators. The length of the platform is approximately Template:Convert, long enough for a Metro Trains' 7-car HCMT.<ref name=":0" />
The main car park at the station is located on Morton Avenue, just south of the station.<ref name=":0" /> The station fully complies with the Disability Discrimination Act of 1992, as there is a lift that connects the station entrance with Platforms 1 and 2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Carnegie station opened on 2 April 1879 just one month after the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Oakleigh, Carnegie station, like the suburb itself, gets it name from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.<ref name=":52" /> Originally named Rosstown, after entrepreneur William Ross,<ref name="vpcarnegie">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="heraldsun">Template:Cite web</ref> the name change occurred in May 1909 after Ross' failed speculative developments made the name unpopular.<ref name="vpcarnegie" /> Residents supported the name change to Carnegie, who were seeking to obtain funds from the philanthropist for a library, which was to be unsuccessful.<ref name="vpcarnegie" /><ref name=":52" />
In 1967, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Koornang Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station.<ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In March 2014, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Koornang Road level crossing immediately to the west of the station. This included rebuilding the station above its previous location.<ref>Massive rail investment to benefit millions of VictoriansTemplate:Webarchive Premier of Victoria 6 March 2014</ref> On 18 June 2018, the rebuilt station opened.<ref name="lxrp">Template:Cite web</ref>
Platforms and services
Carnegie station is currently served by both Pakenham and Cranbourne services which are both operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Services to East Pakenham and Cranbourne travel together southeast towards Dandenong before splitting into two separate lines. Services to the city run express from Caulfield (Malvern during off-peak) to South Yarra before stopping all stations to Flinders Street via the City Loop.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Current
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Carnegie platform arrangement | ||||
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| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Flinders Street | City Loop | All stations and limited express services |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
East Pakenham, Cranbourne | All stations |
From 30 November 2025 to 1 February 2026
| colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Carnegie platform arrangement | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type | Notes |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Flinders Street | City Loop | Limited express | |
| Template:RouteBox | Sunbury (Weekends only), West Footscray | Town Hall | Between 10:00am and 3:00pm on weekdays, and between 10:00am and 7:00pm on weekends | ||
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
East Pakenham, Cranbourne, Westall | All stations |
From 1 February 2026
| colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Carnegie platform arrangement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Line | Destination | Via | Service Type |
| 1 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
Sunbury, Watergardens, West Footscray | Town Hall | Limited express |
| 2 | Template:RouteBox Template:RouteBox |
East Pakenham, Cranbourne | All stations |
Transport links
Carnegie is served by four bus routes all departing from three separate bus stops. Routes 623 and 626 both depart from the stop at Koorang Road which is just outside the station, route 624 departs from Neerim Road which is located south of the station and Smartbus route 900 departs from Princes Highway (Dandenong Road) which is located north of the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Koorang Road
- Template:Color box: Glen Waverley station – St Kilda<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
- Template:Color box: Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre<ref name="ptv626">Template:Cite web</ref>
Neerim Road
- Template:Color box: Kew – Oakleigh station<ref name="ptv624">Template:Cite web</ref>
Princes Highway
- SmartBus Template:Color box: Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) – Caulfield station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
References
External links
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- Melway map at street-directory.com.au