Leawarra railway station

Leawarra railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway 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]

Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Leawarra Station
General information
Location	Bloom Street, Frankston, Victoria 3199 City of Frankston Australia
Coordinates	38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Stony Point (currently) Frankston (proposed)
Distance	45.77 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	LWA
Fare zone	Myki Zone 2
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	30 November 1959; 65 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed	22 June 1981
Rebuilt	24 April 1961 27 September 1984 1988 2008
Previous names	Railway Stopping Place No. 16 (1959-1962)
Passengers
2015–2016	10,437[1]
2016–2017	11,075[1]  6.11%
2017–2018	10,591[1]  4.37%
2018–2019	10,242[1]  3.29%
2019–2020	6,750[1]  34.09%
2020–2021	4,250[1]  37.03%
2021–2022	4,150[2]  2.35%
2022–2023	5,550[2]  33.73%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Frankston Terminus Stony Point line Baxter towards Stony Point
Track layout Legend to Frankston Clarendon Street McMahons Road (Moorooduc Highway) 1 Hillcrest Road Peninsula Link to Baxter
Location

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

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On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.^[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,^[7] on 27 September of that year, the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

Platform 1:

•  Stony Point line  all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

Cranbourne Transit operates three bus routes via Leawarra station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  789 : Frankston station – Langwarrin^[12]
•  790 : Frankston station – Langwarrin^[13]
•  791 : Frankston station – Cranbourne station^[14]

Gallery

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  Eastbound view of station platform, March 2010
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  Station platform signage, October 2018
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  Station entrance signage, October 2018