Carrum railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Carrum, and opened on 1 August 1882.[1]

Carrum
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, March 2020
General information
Location	Nepean Highway, Carrum, Victoria 3197 City of Kingston Australia
Coordinates	38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Frankston
Distance	36.10 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	100
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	CAR
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 August 1882; 140 years ago (1882-08-01)
Closed	6 July 2019
Rebuilt	17 February 2020 (Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Bonbeach towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Seaford towards Frankston
Track layout Legend to Bonbeach Patterson River 1 2 Kananook Creek to Seaford

The interlocked gates at the former Station Street level crossing, which was at the up end of the station, were originally installed in 1947. It was the last installation of interlocking gates in Victoria.[1] In 1977, boom barriers replaced the gates.[2]

In 1988, siding "A" and the goods platform was abolished, as well as the connection from siding "B" to the mainline.[1]

Approximately 100 metres south of the station was a stabling yard that could hold a number of trains. The yard, which was provided in 1990,[1] was replaced due to the level crossing removal works, being relocating to Kananook in May 2020.[3]

Carrum was upgraded to a Premium Station on 20 December 1995.[4] Additional shelters were provided in October 2015, along with an upgrade of the toilets on Platform 1.[5]

A signal box was located on Platform 1, controlling a crossover which allowed trains to terminate there. The interlocked frame at the signal box was abolished in 1976, and was replaced by a control panel.[6] The signal box was abolished on 20 July 2019.[7]

In 2019 and 2020, the station was totally rebuilt as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[8] The Station Street level crossing was removed on 17 May 2019, and was followed by the closure of the station in the early hours of 6 July 2019, with a small number of enthusiasts witnessing the last trains. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. A new, elevated rail line and station opened on 17 February 2020.[9][10][11]

Platforms and services

Carrum has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Frankston line trains.[12]

Platform 1:

•  Frankston line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown

Platform 2:

•  Frankston line  all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Carrum station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  708 : to Hampton station[13]
•  780 : to Frankston station[14]
•  857 : Chelsea station – Dandenong station[15]
•  833 : to Frankston station[16]

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2007
• 
  Southbound view from the former Station Street level crossing, March 2010
• 
  Entrance to the former ground-level Platform 2, May 2019
• 
  X'trapolis 100 107M-T-108M-229M-T-230M, operating the 12:41am Frankston service, the last Frankston-bound train to stop at the former station, July 2019
• 
  Siemens Nexas 707M-T-708M-M-T-M, operating the 12:54am Flinders Street service, the last train to stop at the former station, July 2019

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carrum railway station, Melbourne.

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au