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Baxter railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Baxter, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Mornington Junction. It was renamed Baxter on 6 May 1918.[1]

Baxter
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in April 2008
General information
Location	Baxter-Tooradin Road, Baxter, Victoria 3911 Shire of Mornington Peninsula Australia
Coordinates	38°11′39″S 145°09′38″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Stony Point
Distance	51.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	BXR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 October 1888; 134 years ago (1888-10-01)
Closed	22 June 1981
Rebuilt	27 September 1984
Previous names	Mornington Junction (1888-1918)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Leawarra towards Frankston Stony Point line Somerville towards Stony Point
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Mornington branch   Moorooduc   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Leawarra Langwarrin (Demolished) Robinsons Road Golf Links Road 1 Baxter - Tooradin Road to Mornington railway line Watsons Creek Frankston - Flinders Road to Somerville

Baxter was formerly the junction for the Mornington railway line, which closed in 1981.[1] The junction, which was relocated to its current location in 1962,[1] can still be seen at the Stony Point (Down) end of the station, though the points have been spiked and the line baulked just after the level crossing. In the near future, this junction will be restored by the extension of the Mornington Railway, a heritage railway organisation.

Flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction of the station, in 1972,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 2009.[2]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[3] with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984.[1]

By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions.[1]

Langwarrin, a now demolished station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter stations.[4]

Platforms and services

Baxter has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Stony Point line  all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Baxter station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  776 : Frankston station – Pearcedale[6]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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