Leawarra railway station

Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from station platform,
October 2018
General information
LocationBloom Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E / 38.1520°S 145.1394°E / -38.1520; 145.1394
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point (currently)
Frankston (proposed)
Distance45.77 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 November 1959; 65 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt24 April 1961
27 September 1984
1988
2008
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No. 16 (1959-1962)
Passengers
2015–201610,437[1]
2016–201711,075[1] Increase 6.11%
2017–201810,591[1] Decrease 4.37%
2018–201910,242[1] Decrease 3.29%
2019–20206,750[1] Decrease 34.09%
2020–20214,250[1] Decrease 37.03%
2021–20224,150[2] Decrease 2.35%
2022–20235,550[2] Increase 33.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Frankston
Terminus
 Stony Point line Baxter
towards Stony Point

Leawarra railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Leawarra station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 30 November 1959, with the current station provided in 2008. It initially closed on 22 June 1981, then reopened on 27 September 1984.[3][4]

Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16, the station was given its current name of Leawarra in 1962.[3][4]

The station serves the nearby Peninsula Campus of Monash University.[5]

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter.[6]

History

Leawarra station opened on 30 November 1959 as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16.[3] On 24 April 1961, a 60 ft (18 m) platform was provided to replace the stopping place.[3] The following year, it was renamed Leawarra.[3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]

In 1988, the platform was extended to accommodate a DRC railcar with an MTH carriage.[8] Even then, at 44 m (144 ft), it was the shortest platform in Victoria with a regular rail passenger service. In 1989, boom barriers were provided at the nearby McMahons Road and Hillcrest Road level crossings, located in the up and down directions of the station respectively.[9]

In 2008, when Sprinter trains were introduced on the Stony Point line, the platform was again extended, and is now 60 m (200 ft) long.[10]

Platforms, facilities and services

Leawarra has one platform, and is located on Bloom Street, which provides access. It has a small passenger shelter, and a myki ticket machine under another shelter. It is served by Stony Point line trains.[11]

Platform 1:

  •  Stony Point line  all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Leawarra station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • Eastbound view of station platform, March 2010
    Eastbound view of station platform, March 2010
  • Station platform signage, October 2018
    Station platform signage, October 2018
  • Station entrance signage, October 2018
    Station entrance signage, October 2018

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Leawarra". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "New Platform for Stony Point Line". The Age. 6 November 1959. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Public transport". Monash University. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Langwarrin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
  9. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. September 1989. p. 83.
  10. ^ [1] Vicsig
  11. ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "789 Frankston Station - Langwarrin via Langwarrin North". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ "790 Frankston Station - Langwarrin via Langwarrin South". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. ^ "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 7 May 2023.