Baxter railway station

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Baxter
PTV commuter rail station
Baxter railway station, Melbourne.jpg
Southbound view in April 2008
LocationBaxter-Tooradin Road, Baxter, Victoria 3911
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates38°11′39″S 145°09′38″E / 38.1941°S 145.1605°E / -38.1941; 145.1605Coordinates: 38°11′39″S 145°09′38″E / 38.1941°S 145.1605°E / -38.1941; 145.1605
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point
Distance51.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeBXR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
Previous namesMornington Junction
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Leawarra
towards Frankston
 Stony Point line Somerville
towards Stony Point
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Mornington branch   Moorooduc
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Track layout
Legend
to Leawarra
Langwarrin (Demolished)
Robinsons Road
Golf Links Road
1
Baxter - Tooradin Road
to Mornington railway line
Watsons Creek
Frankston - Flinders Road
to Somerville

Baxter railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Baxter, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Mornington Junction. It was renamed Baxter on 6 May 1918.[1]

Baxter was formerly the junction for the Mornington railway line, which closed in 1981.[1] The junction, which was relocated to its current location in 1962,[1] can still be seen at the Stony Point (Down) end of the station, though the points have been spiked and the line baulked just after the level crossing. In the near future, this junction will be restored by the extension of the Mornington Railway, a heritage railway organisation.

Flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1972,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 2009.[2]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[3] and the passenger service was reinstated on 27 September 1984.[1]

By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions.[1]

Langwarrin, a now demolished station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter stations.[4]

Platforms and services[]

Baxter has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[5]

Platform 1:

Transport links[]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Baxter station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  776 : Frankston station – Pearcedale[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Baxter Vicsig
  2. ^ F0521: Baxter - Tooradin Road Vicsig
  3. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  4. ^ Langwarrin Vicsig
  5. ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. ^ "776 Frankston - Pearcedale via Baxter". Public Transport Victoria.

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