Bittern railway station

Bittern
Station information
Code BIT
Distance from
Flinders Street		 66.6 km
Operator Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines Stony Point
# Platforms 1
# Tracks 1
Status Unmanned station
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Metlink ticket zone 2

Bittern is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bittern, on the Stony Point railway line. Bittern is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Contents

Facilities

Bittern is located on to Frankston-Flinders Road, which also provides station access.

The station consists of one side platform, with small pebblemix shelters in the centre. Like all stations on the Stony Point line, the station contains no Metcard machine or validators, with passengers required to pre-purchase tickets and validate them on arrival at Frankston.[1]

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

Bus services

History

Bittern station opened on 17 December 1889.[2] It is the former junction for the Red Hill railway line.

References

  1. ^ "Stony Point Line - Ticket and validation machines". Metlink. http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/news/media_releases/metropolitan_trains/stony_point_line_ticket_and_validation_machines. Retrieved 2008-04-26. 
  2. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Bittern
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