Carrum railway station is located on the

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, Australia. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of

Carrum Carrum is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston Local Government Areas of Victoria, local government ar ...

, and opened on 1 August 1882.

History

Carrum station opened on 1 August 1882, when the line from

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was extended to Frankston. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the nearby Carrum Swamp, the name believed to be derived from an

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. In 1947, interlocked gates were installed at the former Station Street

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, which was at the up end of the station, and was the last installation of interlocking gates in Victoria. In 1977,

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s replaced these gates. In 1988, siding "A" and the goods platform was abolished, as well as the connection from siding "B" to the mainline. Approximately 100 metres south of the station was a stabling yard that could hold a number of trains. The yard, which was provided in 1990, was replaced due to the level crossing removal works, being relocating to Kananook in May 2020.Kananook Train Storage Facility
Level Crossing Removal Project On 20 December 1995, Carrum was upgraded to a

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. In October 2015, additional shelters were provided, along with an upgrade of the toilets on the former ground level Platform 1. A signal box was located on the former ground level Platform 1, controlling a

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which allowed trains to terminate and either return or shunt into the stabling yard. In 1976, the interlocked

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at the signal box was abolished, and was replaced by a control panel. On 20 July 2019, the signal box was abolished.Carrum Signal Box (CAR)
Vicsig During 2019-2020, the station was rebuilt as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. 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 of that year, with a small number of enthusiasts witnessing the last trains. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. On 17 February 2020, a new, elevated rail line and station opened.

Platforms and services

Carrum has one

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with two faces. It is served by

trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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operates four routes via Carrum station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to Hampton station * : to Frankston station * : Chelsea station – Dandenong station * : to Frankston station

Gallery

File:Station carrum 1.jpg, Northbound view from Platform 2, November 2007 File:Carrum_railway_station,_Melbourne_2010.jpg, Southbound view from the former Station Street level crossing, March 2010 File:Carrum Station May 2019.jpg, Entrance to the former ground-level Platform 2, May 2019 File:X'Trapolis Carrum.jpg,

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107M-T-108M-229M-T-230M, operating the 12:41am Frankston service, the last Frankston-bound train to stop at the former station, July 2019 File:Siemens Carrum.jpg, Siemens Nexas 707M-T-708M-M-T-M, operating the 12:54am Flinders Street service, the last train to stop at the former station, July 2019

References

External links

Melway map
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