Hastings railway station, Melbourne

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Hastings
PTV commuter rail station
Hastings railway station building - December 2021.jpg
Station front and entrance in December 2021
General information
LocationChurch Street,
Hastings, Victoria 3915
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates 38°18′20″S145°11′10″E / 38.3056°S 145.1860°E / -38.3056; 145.1860
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Stony Point
Distance64.99 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeHST
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened10 September 1889;134 years ago (1889-09-10)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
February 1986
Passengers
2015–201626,553 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Tyabb
towards Frankston
Stony Point line Bittern
towards Stony Point

Hastings railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Hastings, and it opened on 10 September 1889. [3]

Contents

The station once had a goods yard opposite the platform, however it is now closed and the tracks have been removed, with a disused crane remaining on site.

History

Hastings station opened on 10 September 1889, when the railway line from Baxter was extended. [3] It remained a terminus until 17 December of that year, when the line was extended to Stony Point. [3] Like the town itself, the station was named after Hastings in Sussex, England. [4] [5]

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the High Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station. [6] In 1973, a number of roads in the former goods yard were extended. [3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, [3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day. [3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and, [7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated. [3]

In February 1986, the current station building was provided, replacing the original timber building. [8] [9]

In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the High Street level crossing. [10]

In 2004, points at the up and down ends of the station were removed, and the track was straight railed. [11]

Platforms and services

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

Platform 1:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Hastings 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
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hastings". vicsig.net. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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  5. ↑ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ↑ David Langley (January 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–19.
  7. ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  8. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  9. ↑ "Hastings". When there were Stations. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. January 1999. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. November 2004. p. 96.
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  13. ↑ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
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