Carrum railway station

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Carrum
PTV commuter rail station
Carrum Station Platforms in March 2020 (1).jpg
Northbound view in March 2020
LocationNepean Highway, Carrum, Victoria 3197
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E / -38.0751; 145.1223Coordinates: 38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E / -38.0751; 145.1223
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance36.10 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking100
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeCAR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1882
Closed6 July 2019
Rebuilt17 February 2020
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
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

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

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

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 stabling yard was provided in 1990.[1] It was replaced due to the level crossing removal works, with the yard relocating to Kananook in May 2020.[3]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 20 December 1995.[4]

Additional shelters were added to the station in October 2015, along with an upgrade of the toilets on Platform 1.[5]

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

The station was 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 being there to witness the last trains. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. A new elevated rail line and station was opened on 17 February 2020.[9][10][11]

Platforms and services[]

Carrum has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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 in November 2007

  • Southbound view in March 2010

  • Entrance to the former ground level Platform 2 in May 2019

  • X'trapolis 100 107M-T-108M-229M-T-230M operating the 12:41am Frankston service, being the last Frankston bound train to stop at the former station in July 2019

  • Siemens Nexas 707M-T-708M-M-T-M operating the 12:54am Flinders Street service, being the last train to stop at the former station in July 2019

  • New elevated station, looking towards Flinders Street, in June 2020

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Carrum Vicsig
  2. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1977. p. 157.
  3. ^ Kananook Train Storage Facility Level Crossing Removal Project
  4. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2016. p. 25.
  6. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
  7. ^ Carrum Signal Box (CAR) Vicsig
  8. ^ "Station Street, Carrum". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Carrum crossing closing down". The News Bayside. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Your new Carrum Station opening soon". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "34 crossings gone as new station opens in boom gate free Carrum | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "780 Frankston - Carrum via Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "857 Chelsea - Dandenong via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. ^ "833 Frankston Station - Carrum Station via Carrum Downs". Public Transport Victoria.

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