Stony Point railway line, Melbourne
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| Stony Point railway line, Melbourne | |
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| Completed | 1889 |
| Length (km) | 31 |
| Stations | 10 |
| Tracks | Single track throughout |
| Used by | Connex Melbourne with V/Line railcars, freight to Long Island |
| Service pattern | Shuttle from Frankston station |
| Connections | Frankston line |
| Former connections | Red Hill and Mornington lines |
| Railways in Melbourne | |
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The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. The line extends from the Frankston line and is part of the city's suburban passenger railway network. The line also sees use by freight trains serving the adjacent steel mill.
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[edit] Services
Passenger services on the line are run as a shuttle service between Frankston and Stony Point, with passengers required to change to the electrified service at Frankston station. It is the only greater-metropolitan railway line operated by Connex Melbourne, which operates the suburban electric network.
No stations have any ticketing facilities, with passengers required to pre-purchase tickets and validate them on arrival at Frankston.[1] Services are operated with Sprinter diesel multiple units leased from V/Line, which replaced the previous A class locomotive hauled trains and H type carriages as of April 27, 2008.[2]
Goods trains operated by Pacific National serving the Long Island steel mills use the line as far as the junction of the Long Island line between Tyabb and Hastings. Steel trains run twice daily except Sundays. Trains from Long Island to Melbourne run approximately 4 am and mid afternoon, while trains from Melbourne to Long Island run approximately midnight and noon.
[edit] History
The Stony Point line was opened from Frankston to Baxter station in 1888, and Hastings, Bittern and Stony Point in 1889. Branches were opened from Baxter to Mornington in 1889, and from Bittern to Red Hill in 1921. The 0.3 km long branch from Long Island Junction to Long Island was opened on April 29, 1969[3] to serve the adjacent steel mill.
The Red Hill line was closed in 1953. The Mornington line remained until 1981, but the line south of Moorooduc is now operated by the Mornington Railway as a tourist railway. Passenger services on the entire line were withdrawn on June 10, 1981,[4] and the line from Long Island Junction to Stony Point closed from June 22, 1981, until September 27, 1984 when passenger services were reintroduced.
[edit] Line guide
Bold stations are termini, where some train services terminate; italic stations are staffed. Some unstaffed stations may be occasionally staffed for safeworking purposes.
Continues from the Frankston line at Frankston. All stations are in Metcard ticketing Zone 2.
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[edit] References
- ^ Stony Point Line - Ticket and validation machines. Metlink. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ News: A better, harder working network for more customers. www.connexmelbourne.com.au (April 9, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Sid Brown (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail: pages 71-76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
- ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail 25 (3): pages 77 - 82. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
[edit] External links
- Timetables
- Official line map (includes Frankston line)
- Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website
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