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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.[2]

Frankston
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
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; 140 years ago (1882-08-01)
Closed	4 May 2018
Rebuilt	18 June 2018
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (August 1922)
Passengers
2008-2009	3.130 million[1]
2009-2010	2.567 million[1]  17.99%
2010-2011	2.766 million[1]  7.75%
2011-2012	2.472 million[1]  10.95%
2012-2013	Not measured[1]
2013-2014	1.672 million[1]  32.36%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Kananook towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street Frankston line Terminus Terminus Stony Point line Leawarra towards Stony Point
Track layout Legend to Kananook 2 1 3 to Leawarra

History

The signal box, which is located at the up end of the station, adjacent to the Beach Street pedestrian crossing, was provided in 1922,[2] and controls the station, the stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and the Stony Point line, including Long Island Junction.[3]

The station features briefly as a location in the 1959 Hollywood movie On the Beach.

There was a 70-foot (21 m) turntable at Frankston until mid 1960.[2][4]

On 10 June 1975, B class diesel locomotive B69, while running 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.[5]

Passenger services on the now-closed Mornington line originated and terminated at Frankston. The last service ran on May 20, 1981, and the line was closed altogether on 15 June of the same year.[2] On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[2] However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point rail services were reinstated on 27 September 1984.[2] Also in 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic.[2]

A level crossing once existed at Beach Street, at the up end of the station. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates in 1984,[2] with the crossing replaced by the Fletcher Road overpass circa 1990.[6]

Construction of the second station building commenced in 1985,[7][8] and was completed by 1987.[7][8] Frankston was upgraded to a Premium Station on 9 November 1995.[9]

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.[10][11][12]

In 2011/2012, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded.[13]

During May and June 2018, the station was upgraded as part of a $63 million project.[14] In May, the station was closed to allow the 1980s buildings to be demolished. The new station building opened to passengers on 18 June 2018.[15]

On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the down end of the station.[16]

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.[17][18]

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 bus routes to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  789 : to Langwarrin[19]
•  790 : to Langwarrin[20]
•  791 : to Cranbourne station[21]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  SmartBus   901 : to Melbourne Airport[22]

Ventura Bus Lines operates eighteen routes via Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  770 : to Karingal Hub Shopping Centre[23]
•  771 : to Langwarrin[24]
•  772 : to Eliza Heights (Frankston)[25]
•  773 : to Frankston South[26]
•  774 : to Delacombe Park (Frankston)[27]
•  775 : to Lakewood (Frankston South)[28]
•  776 : to Pearcedale[29]
•  779 : to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)[30]
•  780 : to Carrum station[31]
•  781 : to Mount Martha[32]
•  782 : to Flinders[33]
•  783 : to Hastings[34]
•  784 : to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha)[35]
•  785 : to Mornington East[36]
•  788 : to Portsea[37]
•  832 : to Carrum Downs[38]
•  833 : to Carrum station[39]
•  887 : Rosebud – Monash University, Peninsula campus[40]

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, October 2021

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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