Frankston railway station

Frankston
Station front in January 2006
Location	Young Street, Frankston Australia
Coordinates	38°08′35″S 145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°ECoordinates: 38°08′35″S 145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Frankston Stony Point
Distance	43.92 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	413
Bicycle facilities	26
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	FKN
Fare zone	Myki zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	1 August 1882
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Kananook toward Flinders Street Frankston line Terminus Terminus Stony Point line Leawarra toward Stony Point

Frankston railway station is the terminus for the Frankston and Stony Point lines, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and opened on 1 August 1882.^[1] It is the 10th busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with some 2.5 million passenger movements recorded in 2011/12.^[2]

The station features briefly in the 1959 Hollywood movie On the Beach. Construction of the current station building commenced in 1985,^[3][4] and was completed by 1987.^[3][4] It was upgraded to a Premium station on 9 November 1995.^[5] Located east and south of the station are a number of sidings, that are used to stable trains at night.

On June 10 1975, B class diesel locomotive B69, whilst running an up Long Island steel freight train, collided with Hitachi carriage 27M at Frankston. The carriage was the first Hitachi car in the fleet scrapped.^[6]

A 70ft. turntable also existed at Frankston, until the mid 1960s.^[7]

Platforms and services

Frankston has one island platform with two sides, with the eastern side split into a six car platform for electric services towards Flinders Street, and a further two car platform at the southern end for Stony Point services. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line and Stony Point line services.^[8][9]

Platform 1:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

• Stony Point line: all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes to and from Frankston station:

• 789: to Cranbourne West^[10]
• 790: to Cranbourne West^[11]
• 791: to Cranbourne West^[12]

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Frankston station:

•  SmartBus  901: to Melbourne Airport^[13]

Ventura Bus Lines operates nineteen routes to and from Frankston station:

• 770: to Karingal Shopping Centre^[14]
• 771: to Langwarrin^[15]
• 772: to Eliza Heights^[16]
• 773: to Frankston South^[17]
• 774: to Delacombe Park (Frankston)^[18]
• 775: to Lakewood (Frankston South)^[19]
• 776: to Pearcedale^[20]
• 779: to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)^[21]
• 780: to Carrum station^[22]
• 781: to Mount Martha^[23]
• 782: to Flinders^[24]
• 783: to Hastings^[25]
• 784: to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha)^[26]
• 785: to Mornington East^[27]
• 788: to Portsea^[28]
• 832: to Carrum Downs^[29]
• 833: to Carrum Downs^[30]
• 887: Rosebud – Monash University Peninsula Campus^[31]
•  Night Bus  970: Carrum station – Rosebud (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)^[32]

Gallery

A60 waits to depart Platform 2 with a Stony Point service in April 2008  Southbound view in May 2008

References

1. Frankston Vicsig
2. Station Patronage Research Public Transport Victoria
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1988. p. 25.
4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
5. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
6. "Rollingstock & Locomotives". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. August 1975. p. 180.
7. Darryl Gregory (April 1983). "Turntables, Triangles and Traversers". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 82.
8. Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
9. Stony Point Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
10. Route 789 Frankston - Cranbourne West timetable Public Transport Victoria
11. Route 790 Frankston - Cranbourne West timetable Public Transport Victoria
12. Route 791 Frankston - Cranbourne West timetable Public Transport Victoria
13. Route 901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport timetable Public Transport Victoria
14. Route 770 Frankston - Karingal timetable Public Transport Victoria
15. Route 771 Frankston - Langwarrin timetable Public Transport Victoria
16. Route 772 Frankston - Eliza Heights timetable Public Transport Victoria
17. Route 773 Frankston - Frankston South timetable Public Transport Victoria
18. Route 774 Frankston - Delacombe Park timetable Public Transport Victoria
19. Route 775 Frankston - Lakewood timetable Public Transport Victoria
20. Route 776 Frankston - Pearcedale timetable Public Transport Victoria
21. Route 779 Frankston - Belvedere timetable Public Transport Victoria
22. Route 780 Frankston - Carrum timetable Public Transport Victoria
23. Route 781 Frankston - Mount Martha timetable Public Transport Victoria
24. Route 782 Frankston - Flinders timetable Public Transport Victoria
25. Route 783 Frankston - Hastings timetable Public Transport Victoria
26. Route 784 Frankston - Osborne timetable Public Transport Victoria
27. Route 785 Frankston - Mornington East timetable Public Transport Victoria
28. Route 788 Frankston - Portsea timetable Public Transport Victoria
29. Route 832 Frankston - Carrum Downs timetable Public Transport Victoria
30. Route 833 Frankston - Carrum Downs timetable Public Transport Victoria
31. Route 887 Rosebud - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
32. Route 970 Carrum - Rosebud timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Melway