Frankston railway station

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Frankston station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Frankston and Stony Point lines, which are part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston, in Melbourne, Australia and neighbouring suburbs.

The station opened on 1 August 1882.[1] It features two side platforms, a terminus platform at Platform 1 and having Platform 2 for the terminus platform at the northern end of the platform and the diesel Stony Point line services at the southern end. Its current form was constructed and completed in 2018.

History

Frankston Station opened on 1 August 1882 when the current railway line was extended from Mordialloc.[2] On 1 October 1888, the line was extended to Baxter.[3]

In 1922, the signal box, which is located at the up end of the station and adjacent to the Beach Street pedestrian crossing, was built.[1] It manages the station, stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and Stony Point line, including the Long Island Junction.[4] Despite its age, it is still functional and in use to this day.

Until late 1960, a Script error: No such module "convert". turntable existed at the station.[5][1]

On 15 June 1981, the passenger services on the Mornington line, which originated and terminated at Frankston, shut down altogether with the last service operated on 20 May of that year.[1] On 22 June of that year, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point were withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, with the goods yard additionally being closed to traffic.[1] On 27 September 1984, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point passenger rail services were reinstated and opened to the public again.[6][1]

In 1984, boom barriers replaced the interlocked gates at the former level crossing connecting the two sides of Beach Street, which was in the up direction of the station. In 1990, the Fletcher Road overpass over the northern section of the railway finished construction and the aforementioned level crossing was demolished, dividing Beach Street in half.[7]

In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced,[8][9] and was completed by 1987.[8][9] On 9 November 1995, Frankston station's classification was upgraded and considered as a premium station.[10]

In March 2011, an extension was made to Platform 2 at the northern end of the station to allow Stony Point and electrified metropolitan services to use the platform simultaneously.[11][12][13] During the 2011/2012 financial year, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded.[14]

Between May and June 2018, the station was redeveloped as part of a $63 million project.[15] The new station would be designed by the Australian architecture firm Genton. In May, the station was closed to allow the buildings constructed between 1985 and 1987 to be demolished. In June of that year, the new station opened to passengers.[16]

An $87 million 500-space multi-deck car park opened in December 2024. It was built for the station at the former single-floor western parking area.[17] Controversy arose once Frankstonians discovered that each parking space cost an average of $174,000 Australian dollars, when the money could have been used more efficiently, such as investing in better public transport infrastructure and the inclusion of other types of transport than motor vehicles.[18]

Incidents

On 10 June 1975, diesel locomotive B69, operating an up Long Island steel freight train, collided with Hitachi carriage 27M at the station. That carriage became the first Hitachi car in the fleet to be scrapped.[19]

On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the southern end of the station.[20]

Platforms and services

File:Frankston railway station Platform 2 (southern view)(15 March 2025).jpg
A Comeng and X'Trapolis 100 train occupying Platforms 1 and 2 and the southbound view of the platforms, March 2025

Frankston railway station has a single island platform with two faces. The eastern face (Platform 2) is split into a six-car platform for electric services towards Flinders Street (Melbourne CBD), and a further two-car platform at the down end for Stony Point services.

It is served by Frankston and Stony Point line trains.[21][22]

Current

colspan="6" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Frankston platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type Notes
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street, Williamstown or Werribee Flinders Street All stations and limited express services Services to Werribee only operate during weekday peaks, late nights and on weekends.
2 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street, Williamstown or Werribee Flinders Street All stations and limited express services Services to Werribee only operate during weekday peaks, late nights and on weekends.
3 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Stony Point line  Stony Point All stations

From 1 February 2026

colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Rcr;background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #Template:Rcr); " |Frankston platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Via Service Type
1 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
2 Template:RouteBox Flinders Street City Loop All stations and limited express services
3 <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Stony Point line  Stony Point All stations

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes to and from Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 789 : to Langwarrin[23]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 790 : to Langwarrin[24]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 791 : to Cranbourne station[25]

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

Ventura Bus Lines operates eighteen routes via Frankston station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 770 : to Karingal Hub Shopping Centre[27]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 771 : to Langwarrin[28]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 772 : to Eliza Heights (Frankston)[29]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 773 : to Frankston South[30]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 774 : to Delacombe Park (Frankston)[31]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 775 : to Lakewood (Frankston South)[32]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 776 : to Pearcedale[33]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 779 : to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)[34]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 780 : to Carrum station[35]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 781 : to Mount Martha[36]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 782 : to Flinders[37]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 783 : to Hastings[38]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 784 : to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha)[39]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 785 : to Mornington East[40]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 788 : to Portsea[41]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 832 : to Carrum Downs[42]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 833 : to Carrum station[43]
  • <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 887 : Rosebud – Monash University Peninsula Campus[44]

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Frankston station.[45]

Gallery

References

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