Leawarra railway station

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Leawarra station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Leawarra station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 30 November 1959, with the current station provided in 2008. It initially closed on 22 June 1981, then reopened on 27 September 1984.[3][4]

Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
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Leawarra
Eastbound view from the single station plaftorm, October 2018
General information
LocationBloom Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
LinesStony Point (currently)
Frankston (proposed)
Distance45.77 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 November 1959; 66 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt24 April 1961
27 September 1984
1988
2008
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No. 16 (1959-1962)
Passengers
2015–201610,437[1]
2016–201711,075[1]Increase 6.11%
2017–201810,591[1]Decrease 4.37%
2018–201910,242[1]Decrease 3.29%
2019–20206,750[1]Decrease 34.09%
2020–20214,250[1]Decrease 37.03%
2021–20224,150[2]Decrease 2.35%
2022–20235,550[2]Increase 33.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Frankston
Terminus
Stony Point line Baxter
towards Stony Point
Location
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Initially opened as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16, the station was given its current name of Leawarra in 1962.[3][4]

The station serves the nearby Peninsula Campus of Monash University.[5]

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter.[6]

History

Eastbound view of the whole single station platform, March 2010

Leawarra station opened on 30 November 1959 as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16.[3] On 24 April 1961, a 60 ft (18 m) platform was provided to replace the stopping place.[3] The following year, it was renamed Leawarra.[3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]

In 1988, the platform was extended to accommodate a DRC railcar with an MTH carriage.[8] Even then, at 44 m (144 ft), it was the shortest platform in Victoria with a regular rail passenger service. In 1989, boom barriers were provided at the nearby McMahons Road and Hillcrest Road level crossings, located in the up and down directions of the station respectively.[9]

In 2008, when Sprinter trains were introduced on the Stony Point line, the platform was again extended, and is now 60 m (200 ft) long.[10]

Platforms, facilities and services

Leawarra has one platform, and is located on Bloom Street, which provides access. It has a small passenger shelter, and a myki ticket machine under another shelter. It is served by Stony Point line trains.[11]

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Leawarra platform arrangement
Platform Line Destination Service Type Source
1  Stony Point line  Frankston, Stony Point All stations [12]
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Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Leawarra station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

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