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Leawarra railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and it opened on 30 November 1959 as Railway Stopping Place No 16. It was renamed Leawarra in 1962.[1]

Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view in March 2010
General information
Location	Bloom Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199 City of Frankston Australia
Coordinates	38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Stony Point
Distance	45.77 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	LWA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 November 1959; 62 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed	22 June 1981
Rebuilt	27 September 1984 1988 2008
Previous names	Railway Stopping Place No 16 (1959-1962)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Frankston Terminus Stony Point line Baxter towards Stony Point
Track layout Legend to Frankston Clarendon Street McMahons Road (Moorooduc Highway) 1 Hillcrest Road Peninsula Link to Baxter

On 22 June 1981, the passenger rail service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[2] with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984.[1]

The platform was extended in 1988, to be able to accommodate a DRC railcar with an MTH carriage.[3] Even then, at 44m, it was the shortest platform in Victoria with a regular rail passenger service. When Sprinter trains were introduced on the Stony Point line in 2008, the platform was again extended and is now 60m long.[4]

In 1989, boom barriers were provided at the nearby McMahons Road and Hillcrest Road level crossings, located in the up and down directions of the station respectively.[1]

The station also serves the Peninsula Campus of Monash University.

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter stations.[5]

Platforms, facilities and services

Leawarra has one platform, and is located on Bloom Street, which provides access. It has a small passenger shelter and a myki ticket machine under another shelter. It is served by Stony Point line trains.[6]

Platform 1:

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

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes via Leawarra station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  789 : Frankston station – Langwarrin[7]
•  790 : Frankston station – Langwarrin[8]
•  791 : Frankston station – Cranbourne station[9]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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