Frankston railway station

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Frankston
PTV commuter rail station
Frankston station Northbound view.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 2, February 2024
General information
LocationYoung Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates 38°08′35″S145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°E / -38.143; 145.126
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s)
Distance43.92 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks6
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking413
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFKN
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1882;142 years ago (1882-08-01)
Rebuilt1985–1987
18 June 2018
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,806,560 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Kananook
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Terminus
Terminus Stony Point line Leawarra
towards Stony Point
Track layout
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Frankston railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Frankston line and the diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Frankston station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, a terminus platform at platform 1 and platform 2 used for the terminus platform at the northern end of the platform and the Stony Point line services at the southern end of the platform. It opened on 1 August 1882, with the current station provided in 2018. [4]

Contents

History

Frankston station opened on 1 August 1882 when the railway line was extended from Mordialloc. [5] [ better source needed ] On 1 October 1888, the line was extended to Baxter. [6] [ better source needed ]

In 1922, the signal box, which is located at the up end of the station and adjacent to the Beach Street pedestrian crossing, was provided, [4] [ better source needed ] and controls the station, the stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and the Stony Point line, including Long Island Junction. [7] [ better source needed ]

Until late 1960, a 70-foot (21 m) turntable existed at the station. [8] [4] [ better source needed ]

On 10 June 1975, diesel locomotive B69, operating an up Long Island steel freight train, collided with Hitachi carriage 27M at the station. That carriage became the first Hitachi car in the fleet to be scrapped. [9]

Passenger services on the now-closed Mornington line originated and terminated at Frankston. On 20 May 1981, the last service operated, and the line was closed altogether on 15 June of that year. [4] [ better source needed ] On 22 June of that year, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service. [4] [ better source needed ]However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point rail services were reinstated on 27 September 1984. [10] [4] [ better source needed ] Also occurring in 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic. [4] [ better source needed ]

A level crossing once existed at Beach Street, at the up end of the station. In 1984, boom barriers were provided, replacing the interlocked gates and, [11] in 1990, the crossing was replaced by the Fletcher Road overpass. [12] [ better source needed ]

In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced, [13] [14] and was completed by 1987. [13] [14] On 9 November 1995, Frankston was upgraded to a premium station. [15]

In March 2011, an extension was made to Platform 2 at the up end of the station, to allow Stony Point and electrified metropolitan services to use the platform at the same time. [16] [17] [18] [ better source needed ] During the 2011/2012 financial year, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded. [19]

During May and June 2018, the station was upgraded as part of a $63 million project. [20] The upgraded station was designed by Australian architecture firm Genton. In May, the station was closed to allow the buildings constructed between 1985 and 1987 to be demolished. On 18 June of that year, the new station building opened to passengers. [21]

On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the down end of the station. [22]

Platforms and services

Frankston has one island platform with two faces, with the eastern side (Platform 2) split into a six-car platform for electric services towards Flinders Street, and a further two-car platform at the down end for Stony Point services.

It is served by Frankston and Stony Point line trains. [23] [24]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates eighteen routes via Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Frankston station. [47]

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