Frankston railway station, in

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, is the terminus of the suburban electrified

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and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of Frankston, and opened on 1 August 1882.Frankston
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History

Frankston station opened on 1 August 1882, when the line was extended from

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.Frankston Line
Vicsig On 1 October 1888, the line was extended to Baxter.Stony Point Line
Vicsig The

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, which is located at the up end of the station, adjacent to the Beach Street pedestrian crossing, was provided in 1922, and controls the station, the stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and the Stony Point line, including Long Island Junction.Frankston Signal Box (FKN)
Vicsig The station features briefly as a location in the 1959 Hollywood movie '' On the Beach''. There was a

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at Frankston until mid 1960. On 10 June 1975, B class diesel locomotive B69, while running an up Long Island steel freight train, collided with

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carriage 27M at Frankston. That carriage became the first Hitachi car in the fleet to be scrapped. Passenger services on the now-closed Mornington line originated and terminated at Frankston. The last service ran on May 20, 1981, and the line was closed altogether on 15 June of that year. On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service. However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point rail services were reinstated on 27 September 1984. Also in 1981, the

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was closed to traffic. A

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once existed at Beach Street, at the up end of the station. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates in 1984, with the crossing replaced by the Fletcher Road overpass circa 1990.F0437: Beach Street
Vicsig In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced, and was completed by 1987. On 9 November 1995, Frankston was upgraded to a

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. In March 2011, an extension was made to Platform 2 at the up end of the station, to allow Stony Point and electrified metropolitan services to use the platform at the same time. In 2011/2012, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded. During May and June 2018, the station was upgraded as part of a $63 million project. In May, the station was closed to allow the buildings constructed between 1985-1987 to be demolished. The new station building opened to passengers on 18 June 2018.New Frankston Station
Level Crossing Removal Project On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the down end of the station.

Platforms and services

Frankston has one

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with two faces, with the eastern side (Platform 2) split into a six-car platform for electric services towards Flinders Street, and a further two-car platform at the down end for Stony Point services. It is served by Frankston and Stony Point line trains. Platform 1: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street,

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and Williamstown Platform 2: * all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown Platform 3: * all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

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operates three routes to and from Frankston station, under contract to

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: * : to

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* : to Langwarrin * : to Cranbourne station

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operates one SmartBus route to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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operates eighteen routes via Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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* : to Langwarrin * : to Eliza Heights ( Frankston) * : to Frankston South * : to Delacombe Park (Frankston) * : to Lakewood (Frankston South) * : to Pearcedale * : to Belvedere Park Primary School ( Seaford) * : to Carrum station * : to Mount Martha * : to

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* : to

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* : to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha) * : to Mornington East * : to Portsea * : to

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* : to Carrum station * :

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Gallery

Image:Frankston_railway_station_entrance.jpg, Former station front in January 2006. Demolished in 2018. File:Stony Point train at Frankston station.jpg, A60 waits to depart Platform 2 with a Stony Point service, April 2008 File:Frankston station rail yard.jpg, Southbound view, May 2008 File:Frankston Station southbound view.JPG, Southbound view, with the new station building under construction, July 2018 File:Frankston station 2021.jpg, Station front and entrance, October 2021

References

External links

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