Baxter railway station

Baxter station opened on 1 October 1888, when the railway line from Frankston was extended.^[5] It remained a terminus until 10 September 1889, when the line was extended to Hastings and Mornington.^[5] Like the town itself, the station was named after Captain Benjamin Baxter, who was the proprietor of the nearby Carrup Carrup pastoral run.^[7][8]

In 1972, flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located nearby in the Stony Point (down) direction of the station.^[9]

Baxter was formerly the junction for the Mornington line, which was closed to traffic in 1981.^[5] The junction, which was relocated in 1962,^[5] existed at the down end of the station, though the points were spiked and the line baulked just after the level crossing. In the near future, this junction will be reinstated by the extension of the Mornington Railway, a heritage railway organisation.

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.^[5] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,^[10] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.^[5]

By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions.^[5]

In 2009, boom barriers were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing.^[11][12]

In 2023, the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party stated that the journey to Baxter was "too slow" and urgent upgrades to the line were needed.^[13]

Also occurring in that year, the points for the junction were abolished, with the line straight railed.^[5]

Baxter has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.^[14]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Baxter station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  776 : Frankston station – Pearcedale^[16]