Leawarra railway station

Leawarra railway station is located on the Stony Point line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and opened in 1959 as Railway Stopping Place No 16. It was renamed Leawarra in 1962.[1]

Leawarra
Eastbound view in March 2010
LocationBloom Street, Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point
Distance45.77 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1959
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No 16
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Terminus
Stony Point line
Baxter
towards Stony Point

The platform was extended in 1988, to be able to hold a DRC railcar and an MTH carriage.[2] However though, at 44 metres, it is the shortest platform on the VicTrack network.

The station also serves the Peninsula Campus of Monash University.

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter stations.[3]

Platforms, facilities & services

Leawarra has one platform, and is located on Bloom Street, which provides access. It has a small sheltered waiting area, and a myki ticket machine, located under a small steel shelter. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[4]

Platform 1:

Cranbourne Transit operates three routes via Leawarra station:

References
  1. Leawarra Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 93.
  3. Langwarrin Vicsig
  4. "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "789 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin North". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "790 Frankston - Langwarrin via Langwarrin South". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "791 Frankston Station - Cranbourne Station". Public Transport Victoria.
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