Frankston railway station

Frankston
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 2 in October 2019
General information
Location	Young 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)	Frankston Stony Point
Distance	43.92 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus SkyBus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	413
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, premium station
Station code	FKN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 August 1882;141 years ago (1882-08-01)
Closed	4 May 2018
Rebuilt	1985–1987 18 June 2018
Electrified	August 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	1,806,560 [1]

Preceding station	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
Legend to Kananook 2 1 3 End of electrification to Leawarra This diagram: view talk edit

Frankston railway station, in Victoria, Australia, is the terminus of the suburban electrified Frankston line and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and opened on 1 August 1882. ^[4]

History

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

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] 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]

The station features briefly as a location in the 1959 Hollywood movie On the Beach .

Until late 1960, a 70-foot (21 m) turntable existed at the station. ^{[4] [8]}

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] On 22 June of that year, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service. ^[4] However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point rail services were reinstated on 27 September 1984. ^{[4] [10]} Also occurring in 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic. ^[4]

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]

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]} 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] 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:

•   Frankston line   all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

•   Frankston line   all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 3:

•   Stony Point line   all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

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

•  789 : to Langwarrin ^[25]
•  790 : to Langwarrin ^[26]
•  791 : to Cranbourne station ^[27]

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

• SmartBus   901  : to Melbourne Airport ^[28]

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

•  770 : to Karingal Hub Shopping Centre ^[29]
•  771 : to Langwarrin ^[30]
•  772 : to Eliza Heights (Frankston) ^[31]
•  773 : to Frankston South ^[32]
•  774 : to Delacombe Park (Frankston) ^[33]
•  775 : to Lakewood (Frankston South) ^[34]
•  776 : to Pearcedale ^[35]
•  779 : to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford) ^[36]
•  780 : to Carrum station ^[37]
•  781 : to Mount Martha ^[38]
•  782 : to Flinders ^[39]
•  783 : to Hastings ^[40]
•  784 : to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha) ^[41]
•  785 : to Mornington East ^[42]
•  788 : to Portsea ^[43]
•  832 : to Carrum Downs ^[44]
•  833 : to Carrum station ^[45]
•  887 : Rosebud – Monash University Peninsula Campus ^[46]

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

Gallery

• 
  Former station front (demolished in 2018) in January 2006.
• 
  A60 waits to depart Platform 2 with a Stony Point service, April 2008
• 
  Southbound view, May 2008
• 
  Southbound view, with the new station building under construction, July 2018
• 
  Station front and entrance in October 2021

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
4. "Frankston". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
5. "Frankston Line". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
6. "Stony Point Line". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
7. "Frankston Signal Box (FKN)". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
8. Darryl Gregory (April 1983). "Turntables, Triangles and Traversers". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 82.
9. "Rollingstock & Locomotives". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1975. p. 180.
10. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
11. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
12. "F0437: Beach Street". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
13. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 25.
14. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
15. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
16. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2011. p. 120.
17. Archived 24 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
18. Archived 24 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Vicsig
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21. "New Frankston Station". Level Crossing Removal Project . Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
22. "News and announcements". Newsrail. Victorian Rail Publishing Inc. March 2021. p. 71.
23. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
24. "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
25. "789 Frankston Station – Langwarrin via Langwarrin North". Public Transport Victoria . Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
26. "790 Frankston Station – Langwarrin via Langwarrin South". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
27. "791 Frankston Station – Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
28. "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
29. "770 Frankston - Karingal via Ashleigh Avenue". Public Transport Victoria.
30. "771 Frankston - Langwarrin via Karingal". Public Transport Victoria.
31. "772 Frankston - Eliza Heights". Public Transport Victoria.
32. "773 Frankston - Frankston South via Kars Street". Public Transport Victoria.
33. "774 Frankston - Delacombe Park". Public Transport Victoria.
34. "775 Frankston – Lakewood via Heatherhill Road". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
35. "776 Frankston - Pearcedale via Baxter". Public Transport Victoria.
36. "779 Frankston - Belvedere via Kananook". Public Transport Victoria.
37. "780 Frankston - Carrum via Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
38. "781 Frankston – Dromana via Mount Eliza & Mornington and Mount Martha". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
39. "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
40. "783 Frankston - Hastings via Coolart Road". Public Transport Victoria.
41. "784 Frankston - Osborne via Mt Eliza & Mornington". Public Transport Victoria.
42. "785 Frankston - Mornington East via Mt Eliza & Mornington". Public Transport Victoria.
43. "788 Frankston - Portsea via Dromana & Rosebud & Sorrento". Public Transport Victoria.
44. "832 Frankston - Carrum Downs via Kananook & McCormicks Road". Public Transport Victoria.
45. "833 Frankston Station - Carrum Station via Carrum Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
46. "887 Frankston – Rosebud via Monash University Peninsula Campus". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
47. "Peninsula Express locations". SkyBus. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au