Baxter railway station is located on the Stony Point line in

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. It serves the town of Baxter, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Mornington Junction. It was renamed Baxter on 6 May 1918.Baxter
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for the

Mornington railway line The Mornington railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a rural railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Baxter. The line had a life of 92 years, opening in 1889, and closing in 1981. History Opening A branch was opened o ...

, which closed in 1981. The junction, which was relocated to its current location in 1962, 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

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. In the near future, this junction will be restored by the extension of the

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, a heritage railway organisation. In 1972, flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located nearby in the Down direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 2009. On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service. On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began, with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984. By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions.

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

Platforms and services

Baxter has one platform. It is serviced by

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' Stony Point line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

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operates one route via Baxter station, under contract to

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: * : Frankston station – Pearcedale

References

External links

Melway map
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