Carrum railway station
Carrum | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Carrum station in March 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nepean Highway, Carrum | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||
| Distance | 36.10 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | CAR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1882 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 6 July 2019 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 February 2020 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Carrum railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Carrum, opening on 1 August 1882.[1]
A signal box is located on Platform 1, which controls a crossover to allow trains to terminate here. The interlocked frame at this signal box was abolished in 1976, replaced by a control panel,[2] with boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at the level crossing, at up end of the station, in 1977.[3] Approximately 100 metres south of the station is a stabling yard that can hold a number of trains. It was upgraded to a Premium station on 20 December 1995.[4]
Additional shelters were added to the station in October 2015, along with an upgrade of the toilets on Platform 1.[5]
Carrum station was replaced as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[6] Station Street level crossing was removed on 17 May 2019 and was followed by station closure in the early hours of 6 July 2019 with a small number of enthusiasts being there to witness the last trains. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. A new elevated rail line and station was opened on 17 February 2020.[7][8][9]
Platforms & services
Carrum has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[10]
Platform 1:
- Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Frankston line: all stations services to Frankston
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operate four routes via Carrum station:
- 708: to Hampton station[11]
- 780: to Frankston station[12]
- 857: Chelsea station – Dandenong station[13]
- 833 to Frankston station[14]
- Night Bus 970: to Rosebud (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[15]
Gallery
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in November 2007 -
Southbound view in March 2010 -
Entrance to old Carrum Station -
X'trapolis 100 107M-T-108M-229M-T-230M Doing the 12:41am Frankston service and being the last train stopping heading to Frankston -
Siemens Nexas 707M-T-708M-M-T-M doing the 12:54am Flinders Street service and this is the last train to stop at the old Carrum station -
Carrum Station looking towards Flinders Street 2020
References
- ^ Carrum Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1977. p. 157.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2016. p. 25.
- ^ "Station Street, Carrum". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Carrum crossing closing down". The News Bayside. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Your new Carrum Station opening soon". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "34 crossings gone as new station opens in boom gate free Carrum | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "780 Frankston - Carrum via Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "857 Chelsea - Dandenong via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "833 Frankston Station - Carrum Station via Carrum Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "970 Night bus: Carrum - Frankston - Mornington - Rosebud". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au