Bittern railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bittern, and it opened on 17 December 1889.[1]

Bittern
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view of the line near Bittern station in December 2007
General information
Location	Frankston-Flinders Road, Bittern, Victoria 3918 Shire of Mornington Peninsula Australia
Coordinates	38°20′14″S 145°10′41″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Stony Point
Distance	68.67 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	BIT
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	17 December 1889; 132 years ago (1889-12-17)
Closed	22 June 1981
Rebuilt	27 September 1984 February 1986
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Hastings towards Frankston Stony Point line Morradoo towards Stony Point
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Junction   Red Hill branch   Balnarring   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Track layout Legend to Hastings Occupation Crossing (Unprotected) Stony Point Road 1 Urquhart Crescent to Morradoo

Between 1921 and 1953, Bittern was the junction station for a branch line to Red Hill.[2]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[1] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[1] On 16 September 1984,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]

Flashing light signals were provided at the nearby Woolleys Road level crossing, located in the Down direction of the station, in 1984,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 2010.[4]

The current passenger shelters were provided in February 1986, replacing the original timber station building.[5]

In 1991, a siding at the station was abolished.[1]

Platforms and services

Bittern has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[6]

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 Bittern station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  782 : Frankston station – Flinders[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au