Leawarra railway station

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Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Leawarra railway station, Melbourne 2010.jpg
Eastbound view in March 2010
LocationBloom Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E / 38.1520°S 145.1394°E / -38.1520; 145.1394Coordinates: 38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E / 38.1520°S 145.1394°E / -38.1520; 145.1394
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point
Distance45.77 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 November 1959
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
1988
2008
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No 16
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

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

On 22 June 1981, the passenger rail service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[2] and the passenger service was reinstated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

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[]

  1. ^ a b c d Leawarra Vicsig
  2. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
  4. ^ [1] Vicsig
  5. ^ Langwarrin Vicsig
  6. ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "789 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin North". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. ^ "790 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin South". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria.

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