Kananook railway station is located on the
Frankston line
The Frankston railway line is a 42.7 km commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Victoria. It operates between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and Frankston through the south-eastern suburbs includi ...
in
Victoria
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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. It serves the south-eastern
Melbourne
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suburb of
Seaford, and it opened on 25 August 1975.
History
Kananook station opened on 25 August 1975, and was named after the nearby
Kananook Creek
Seaford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Seaford recorded a population of 17,215 at the .
History
Seafor ...
. To accommodate the station and allow construction, in March 1974, the
Up and down lines were slewed.
At the same time, the current Klauer Street
overpass
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, located at the up end of the station, was provided, replacing the Wells Road
level crossing
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.
In 1991, parts of the station were upgraded, including the
pedestrian overpass
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and
car-park.
The station was featured in the first episode of the television series ''
Sensing Murder
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'', which aired on
Network Ten
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in September 2004.
In 2007, upgrades to the station occurred as part of the
EastLink road project, linking
Ringwood to
Frankston.
The original station building was demolished and replaced with a shelter, and a freeway noise protection wall was constructed. The former station building was a semi large
fibro
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Although invented at the end of the 19t ...
building at the centre of the station, with two semi-enclosed waiting areas on the platforms and a disused booking office near the entrance of the station.
To the east of the station is the access track for the Kananook Train Storage Facility, which is located north of the station. In May 2020, this
facility opened.
Platforms and services
Kananook has one
island platform
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with two faces. It is serviced by
Metro Trains
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'
Frankston line
The Frankston railway line is a 42.7 km commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Victoria. It operates between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and Frankston through the south-eastern suburbs includi ...
services.
Platform 1:
* all stations and limited express services to
Flinders Street,
Werribee
Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Werribee recorded a population of 50,027 at the 2021 census.
Werribee i ...
and
Williamstown
Platform 2:
* all stations services to
Frankston
Transport links
Kinetic Melbourne
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operates one
SmartBus
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route
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* Ro ...
via Kananook station, under contract to
Public Transport Victoria
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:
*
:
Frankston station –
Melbourne Airport
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Ventura Bus Lines
Ventura Bus Lines is a large bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating a fleet of 893 buses on 141 bus routes, including 2 SmartBus routes and 2 V/Line services. It commenced operations in December 1924.
History Earl ...
operates three routes via Kananook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* : to
Carrum Downs
Carrum Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Carrum Downs recorded a population of 21,976 at the 2021 ce ...
* : Frankston station – Belvedere Park Primary School (
Seaford)
* : Frankston station – Carrum Downs
References
External links
Melway mapat street-directory.com.au
{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Frankston=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1975
Railway stations in the City of Frankston