Frankston railway station

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Frankston railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Frankston line and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line, all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston, in Melbourne, Australia and neighboring suburbs. Opening on 1 August 1882,<ref name="vicsigfrankston">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 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.<ref name="frankstonline">Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 October 1888, the line was extended to Baxter.<ref name="stonypointline">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=vicsigfrankston/> It manages the station, stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and Stony Point line, including the Long Island Junction.<ref name="signalbox">Template:Cite web</ref> Despite its age, it is still functional and in use to this day.

Until late 1960, a Template:Convert turntable existed at the station.<ref name="newsrailapr83">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=vicsigfrankston/>

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.<ref name=vicsigfrankston/> On 22 June of that year, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point were withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, with the goods yard additionally being closed to traffic.<ref name=vicsigfrankston/> On 27 September 1984, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point passenger rail services were reinstated and opened to the public again.<ref name="newsrailnov84">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=vicsigfrankston/>

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.<ref name="beachstreet">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced,<ref name="newsrailjan88">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="newsrailmar88">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and was completed by 1987.<ref name=newsrailjan88/><ref name=newsrailmar88/> On 9 November 1995, Frankston station's classification was upgraded and considered as a premium station.<ref name="newsrailoct97">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.<ref name="newsrailapr11">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>[1] Template:Webarchive Vicsig</ref><ref>[2] Template:Webarchive Vicsig</ref> During the 2011/2012 financial year, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded.<ref>Station Patronage Research Template:Webarchive Public Transport Victoria</ref>

Between May and June 2018, the station was redeveloped as part of a $63 million project.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="lxrp">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="newsrailaug75">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the southern end of the station.<ref name="newsrailmar21">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Platforms and services

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.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref><ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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	Template:Color box	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	Template:Color box	Stony Point		All stations

Transport links

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

Template:Color box: to Langwarrin<ref name="ptv789">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Color box: to Langwarrin<ref name="ptv790">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Color box: to Cranbourne station<ref name="ptv791">Template:Cite web</ref>

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

SmartBus Template:Color box: to Melbourne Airport<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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

Template:Color box: to Karingal Hub Shopping Centre<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Langwarrin<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Eliza Heights (Frankston)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Frankston South<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Delacombe Park (Frankston)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Lakewood (Frankston South)<ref name="ptv775">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Color box: to Pearcedale<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Carrum station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Mount Martha<ref name="ptv781">Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Color box: to Flinders<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Hastings<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Osborne Primary School (Mount Martha)<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Mornington East<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Portsea<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Carrum Downs<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: to Carrum station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Template:Color box: Rosebud – Monash University Peninsula Campus<ref name="ptv887">Template:Cite web</ref>

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Frankston station.<ref name="skybus">Template:Cite web</ref>

Gallery

Former station forecourt and entrance, prior to being demolished in 2018, shown here in January 2006
A60 waits to depart Platform 2 with a Stony Point service, April 2008
Southbound view of Platform 2, May 2008
Southbound view of Platform 2, with the new station building under construction, July 2018
Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2019
Station building and entrance, October 2021