Baxter railway station

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Baxter
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Westbound view of the station platform, April 2008
General information
LocationBaxter-Tooradin Road,
Baxter, Victoria 3911
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates 38°11′39″S145°09′38″E / 38.1941°S 145.1605°E / -38.1941; 145.1605
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)

Stony Point (current)
Mornington (formerly)
Frankston (proposed)

Contents

Distance51.97 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBXR
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888;136 years ago (1888-10-01)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
Previous namesMornington Junction (1888-1918)
Passengers
2015–20165,759 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Leawarra
towards Frankston
Stony Point line Somerville
towards Stony Point
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Junction  Mornington branch   Moorooduc
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Baxter railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town and suburb of Baxter, in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current station provided in 1984. The station was initially closed on 22 June 1981, then was reopened on 27 September 1984. [3]

Initially opened as Mornington Junction, the station was given its current name of Baxter on 6 May 1918. [3]

Langwarrin, a now demolished station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter. [4]

History

Baxter station opened on 1 October 1888, when the railway line from Frankston was extended. [3] It remained a terminus until 10 September 1889, when the line was extended to Hastings and Mornington. [3] Like the town itself, the station was named after Captain Benjamin Baxter, who was the proprietor of the nearby Carrup Carrup pastoral run. [5] [6]

In 1972, flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located nearby in the Stony Point (down) direction of the station. [7]

Baxter was formerly the junction for the Mornington line, which was closed to traffic in 1981. [3] The junction, which was relocated in 1962, [3] existed at the down end of the station, though the points were spiked and the line baulked just after the level crossing. In the near future, this junction will be reinstated by the extension of the Mornington Railway, a heritage railway organisation.

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service. [3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and, [8] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated. [3]

By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions. [3]

In 2009, boom barriers were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing. [9] [10]

In 2023, the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party stated that the journey to Baxter was "too slow" and urgent upgrades to the line were needed. [11]

Also occurring in that year, the points for the junction were abolished, with the line straight railed. [3]

Platforms and services

Baxter has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services. [12]

Platform 1:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Baxter station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

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  2. 1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
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  7. ↑ David Langley (January 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–19.
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