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, Australia. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Carnegie, and it opened on 2 April 1879 as Rosstown. It was renamed Carnegie on 1 May 1909.Carnegie
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History

Opening one month after the railway line from Caulfield to Oakleigh opened, Carnegie station, like the suburb itself, gets it name from philanthropist

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. Originally called Rosstown, after entrepreneur William Ross,Carnegie
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was provided at the Down end of the station. It was abolished in 1966. In 1967, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Koornang Road

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, which was located at the Up end of the station. The signal box, which protected the level crossing, was also abolished during this time. In March 2014, the

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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. The new station opened on 18 June 2018.

Platforms and services

Carnegie has one

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with two faces. It is serviced by

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' Pakenham and Cranbourne line services. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Pakenham * all stations services to Cranbourne By late 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines will be through-routed with those on the

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, via the new

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Transport links

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operates four routes via Carnegie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Glen Waverley station – St Kilda * :

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– Oakleigh station * : Middle Brighton station –

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* : Stud Park Shopping Centre (

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) – Caulfield station (shared with

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) Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Carnegie station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : Stud Park Shopping Centre (Rowville) – Caulfield station (shared with CDC Melbourne)

Gallery

File:Carnegie railway station - Melbourne (concourse entrance).jpg, Station concourse and entrance in January 2021

References

External links

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Melway map
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