Bittern railway station
Bittern | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Frankston-Flinders Road, Bittern | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°20′14″S 145°10′41″E / 38.3371°S 145.1780°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Stony Point | ||||||||||
Distance | 68.67 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
Station code | BIT | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 17 December 1889 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Bittern railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bittern, and opened on 17 December 1889.[1]
Between 1921 and 1953, Bittern was the junction station for a branch line to Red Hill.[2]
The current passenger shelters were provided in February 1986, replacing the original wooden station building.[3]
Platforms & services
Bittern has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Stony Point line all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Bittern station:
- 782: Frankston station – Flinders[5]
References
- ^ Bittern Vicsig
- ^ Red Hill Line Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
- ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Junction | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Red Hill branch | style="background:#Template:Victoria color; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Balnarring |
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