Leawarra railway station

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Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Leawarra Station platform, Frankston.jpg
Eastbound view from station platform,
October 2018
General information
LocationBloom Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates 38°09′07″S145°08′22″E / 38.1520°S 145.1394°E / -38.1520; 145.1394
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Stony Point (currently)
Frankston (proposed)
Distance45.77 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 November 1959;64 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt24 April 1961
27 September 1984
1988
2008
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No. 16 (1959-1962)
Passengers
2015–201610,437 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Frankston
Terminus
 Stony Point line Baxter
towards Stony Point

Leawarra railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and it opened on 30 November 1959 as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16. It was renamed Leawarra in 1962. [3] [4]

Contents

The station serves the nearby Peninsula Campus of Monash University. [5]

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter. [6]

History

Leawarra station opened on 30 November 1959 as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16. [3] On 24 April 1961, a 60 ft (18 m) platform was provided to replace the stopping place. [3] The following year, it was renamed Leawarra. [3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.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, [7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated. [3]

In 1988, the platform was extended to accommodate a DRC railcar with an MTH carriage. [8] Even then, at 44 m (144 ft), it was the shortest platform in Victoria with a regular rail passenger service. In 1989, boom barriers were provided at the nearby McMahons Road and Hillcrest Road level crossings, located in the up and down directions of the station respectively. [9]

In 2008, when Sprinter trains were introduced on the Stony Point line, the platform was again extended, and is now 60 m (200 ft) long. [10]

Platforms, facilities and services

Leawarra has one platform, and is located on Bloom Street, which provides access. It has a small passenger shelter, and a myki ticket machine under another shelter. It is served by Stony Point line trains. [11]

Platform 1:

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Leawarra station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. 1 2 Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Leawarra". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "New Platform for Stony Point Line". The Age . 6 November 1959. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Public transport". Monash University. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Langwarrin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Traffic". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  8. ↑ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
  9. ↑ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. September 1989. p. 83.
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  11. ↑ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
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  14. ↑ "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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