Kensington railway station, Melbourne

Kensington
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2021
General information
LocationBelair Street,
Kensington, Victoria 3031
City of Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°47′38″S 144°55′51″E / 37.7939°S 144.9307°E / -37.7939; 144.9307
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Craigieburn
Distance3.58 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeKEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 November 1860 (1860-11-01)
Closed1 July 1864 (1864-07-01)
Rebuilt9 October 1871 (1871-10-09)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006453,280
2006–2007489,745 8.04%
2007–2008515,166 5.19%
2008–2009556,954 8.11%
2009–2010566,692 1.74%
2010–2011577,507 1.9%
2011–2012526,695 8.79%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014553,078 5%
2014–2015540,515 2.27%
2015–2016563,789 4.3%
2016–2017550,677 2.32%
2017–2018546,510 0.75%
2018–2019533,050 2.46%
2019–2020424,600 20.34%
2020–2021211,900 50.09%
2021–2022242,300 14.34%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
North Melbourne Craigieburn line Newmarket
towards Craigieburn
     Flemington Racecourse line does not stop here
Track layout
Macaulay Road
1
2

Kensington railway station is a commuter railway station on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the northern suburb of Kensington in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kensington station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 November 1860, with the current station provided in 1871. It initially closed on 1 July 1864, then reopened on 9 October 1871.

Special services to Flemington Racecourse and Showgrounds pass through the station, but do not stop, with signs on Platform 2 advising passengers of this.