Hastings railway station is a

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way station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It opened on 10 September 1889 and serves the town of the same name in Victoria, Australia. The station, along with the line, was closed on 22 June 1981, but both were reopened on 27 September 1984. Hastings station once had a

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opposite the platform, which has been closed and the tracks removed. A disused crane remains on site. The station building dating from 1986 was burned down on 21 December 2024.

History

Hastings station opened when the railway line was extended to there from Baxter. It remained a terminus until 17 December of that year, when the line was further extended to Stony Point. Like the town itself, the station was named after

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. In 1962, flashing light warning signals were provided at the High Street

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, located nearby in the down direction from the station. In 1973, a number of

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s in the former goods yard were extended. On 22 June 1981, the rail passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a

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, with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day. On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line to Stony Point began and, on 27 September of that year, the rail passenger service was reinstated. In February 1986, the current station building was provided, replacing the original timber building. In 1998,

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s were provided at the High Street level crossing. In 2004, points at the up and down ends of the station were removed, and the track was straight railed. In the early hours of 21 December 2024, the station building was destroyed by fire, which led to temporary closure of the station and the suspension of services on the Stony Point line for a day.

Platforms and services

Hastings has one platform and is served by Stony Point line trains. Platform 1: * all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

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operates one route via Hastings station, under contract to

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: * : Frankston station –

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Gallery

File:Hastings crane.jpg, Disused crane at the up end of the station, November 2012 File:Hastings Train Station fire 21 December 2024 01.jpg, Hastings station fire, 21 December 2024 File:Hastings Train Station fire 21 December 2024 02.jpg, Hastings station after fire, 21 December 2024 File:Hastings Train Station fire 21 December 2024 03.jpg, Hastings station building after fire, 21 December 2024

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Stony Point=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula