Hastings railway station, Melbourne

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

Facilities

Hastings is located at the northern end of the High Street level crossing, which also provides station access.

The station consists of one side platform, with a semi-large steel building 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] A former yard and crane are situated at the Frankston end of the station.

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Stony Point line—all stations services to Frankston, for connecting Frankston line services to Flinders Street
• Stony Point line—all stations services to Stony Point

Bus services

• 782 Frankston – Flinders via Hastings (every day). Operated by Peninsula Bus Lines.
• 783 Frankston – Hastings via Somerville RS, Tyabb RS (Monday to Friday). Operated by Peninsula Bus Lines.

History

Hastings station opened on 10 September 1889. The line between Frankston and Stony Point closed in 1981 and re-opened in 1984.^[2]

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