Frankston railway station
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.[3]
Frankston | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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″S 145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°ECoordinates: 38°08′35″S 145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°E | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 413 | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 4 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 18 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | August 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005-2006 | 1,806,560[1] | |||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 1,967,223[1] 8.89% | |||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | 2,503,362[1] 27.25% | |||||||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | 3,129,943[2] 25.03% | |||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | 2,566,588[2] 17.99% | |||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 2,766,161[2] 7.77% | |||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | 2,474,406[2] 10.54% | |||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Not measured[2] | |||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 1,672,074[2] 32.42% | |||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | 1,535,028[1] 8.19% | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | 1,555,049[2] 1.3% | |||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | 1,363,711[2] 12.3% | |||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | 1,206,185[2] 11.55% | |||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | 1,296,504[2] 7.48% | |||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | 896,100[2] 30.88% | |||||||||||||||
| 2020-2021 | 576,400[2] 35.67% | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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History
Frankston station opened on 1 August 1882, when the line was extended from Mordialloc.[4] On 1 October 1888, the line was extended to Baxter.[5]
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,[3] and controls the station, the stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and the Stony Point line, including Long Island Junction.[6]
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 Frankston.[3][7]
On 10 June 1975, diesel locomotive B69, operating an up Long Island steel freight train, collided with Hitachi carriage 27M at Frankston. That carriage became the first Hitachi car in the fleet to be scrapped.[8]
Passenger services on the now-closed Mornington line originated and terminated at Frankston. The last service ran on 20 May 1981, and the line was closed altogether on 15 June of that year.[3] On 22 June of that year, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[3] However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point rail services were reinstated on 27 September 1984.[3] Also in 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic.[3]
A level crossing once existed at Beach Street, at the up end of the station. In 1984, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates,[3] and in 1990, the crossing was replaced by the Fletcher Road overpass.[9]
In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced,[10][11] and was completed by 1987.[10][11] On 9 November 1995, Frankston was upgraded to a Premium Station.[12]
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.[13][14][15] During the 2011/2012 Financial Year, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded.[16]
During May and June 2018, the station was upgraded as part of a $63 million project.[17] In May, the station was closed to allow the buildings constructed between 1985-1987 to be demolished. On 18 June of that year, the new station building opened to passengers.[18]
On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the down end of the station.[19]
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.[20][21]
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 routes to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 789 : to Langwarrin[22]
- 790 : to Langwarrin[23]
- 791 : to Cranbourne station[24]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- SmartBus 901 : to Melbourne Airport[25]
Ventura Bus Lines operates eighteen routes via Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 770 : to Karingal Hub Shopping Centre[26]
- 771 : to Langwarrin[27]
- 772 : to Eliza Heights (Frankston)[28]
- 773 : to Frankston South[29]
- 774 : to Delacombe Park (Frankston)[30]
- 775 : to Lakewood (Frankston South)[31]
- 776 : to Pearcedale[32]
- 779 : to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)[33]
- 780 : to Carrum station[34]
- 781 : to Mount Martha[35]
- 782 : to Flinders[36]
- 783 : to Hastings[37]
- 784 : to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha)[38]
- 785 : to Mornington East[39]
- 788 : to Portsea[40]
- 832 : to Carrum Downs[41]
- 833 : to Carrum station[42]
- 887 : Rosebud – Monash University, Peninsula campus[43]
Gallery
Former station front in January 2006. Demolished in 2018.
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
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Frankston". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Frankston Line Vicsig
- ^ Stony Point Line Vicsig
- ^ Frankston Signal Box (FKN) Vicsig
- ^ Darryl Gregory (April 1983). "Turntables, Triangles and Traversers". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 82.
- ^ "Rollingstock & Locomotives". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1975. p. 180.
- ^ F0437: Beach Street Vicsig
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 25.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 303-315.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 2011. p. 120.
- ^ [1] Vicsig
- ^ [2] Vicsig
- ^ Station Patronage Research 23 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Frankston Station Precinct Redevelopment". economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ New Frankston Station Level Crossing Removal Project
- ^ "News and announcements". Newsrail. Victorian Rail Publishing Inc. March 2021. p. 71.
- ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "789 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin North". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "790 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin South". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "770 Frankston - Karingal via Ashleigh Avenue". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "771 Frankston - Langwarrin via Karingal". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "772 Frankston - Eliza Heights". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "773 Frankston - Frankston South via Kars Street". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "774 Frankston - Delacombe Park". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "775 Frankston - Lakewood via Heatherhill Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "776 Frankston - Pearcedale via Baxter". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "779 Frankston - Belvedere via Kananook". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "780 Frankston - Carrum via Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "781 Frankston - Mount Martha via Mt Eliza & Mornington". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "783 Frankston - Hastings via Coolart Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "784 Frankston - Osborne via Mt Eliza & Mornington". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "785 Frankston - Mornington East via Mt Eliza & Mornington". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "788 Frankston - Portsea via Dromana & Rosebud & Sorrento". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "832 Frankston - Carrum Downs via Kananook & McCormicks Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "833 Frankston Station - Carrum Station via Carrum Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "887 Rosebud - Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au