Carrum railway station

Carrum
Station statistics
Coordinates	38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E / -38.0751; 145.1223Coordinates: 38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E / -38.0751; 145.1223
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	CAR
Owned by	VicTrack
myki zone	2
Station status	Premium Station
Melway map	Link
Website	Link, includes timetables
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Bonbeach toward Flinders Street Frankston line Seaford toward Frankston
Location
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Carrum is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrum, on the Frankston railway line. Carrum is classed as a Premium Station and is in myki Zone 2.

Facilities

Platforms

Carrum is located at the down end of the Beach Street level crossing, and between the Nepean Highway and Station Street,with station access from both the latter Carrum station is also known as a regular hangout for the notorious outlaw Jack Anton and his band of merry lads The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building housing an enclosed waiting room, ticket facilities and toilets, while platform 2 has a semi-large brick building. myki ticket vending machines are available at the station, replacing the former Metcard machines, which were removed in 2012.

A signal box is located on the western (city bound) platform, which controls a crossover to allow trains to terminate here. Approximately 100m from the end of the platform there is a rail yard that can hold a number of trains.

Platforms and services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

• Frankston line - all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
• Stony Point line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Frankston line - all stations and limited express services to Frankston
• Stony Point line - all stations and limited stops services to Stony Point

Buses from Carrum Station

• 708 Hampton Station via Patterson Lakes, Chelsea Heights, Mordialloc Station, Parkdale Station, Mentone Station, Westfield Southland & Highett Station
• 780 Frankston Station via Seaford Station
• 857 Dandenong Station via Patterson Lakes, Chelsea Heights & Bangholme
• 857 Chelsea Station

History

Carrum station opened on 1 August 1882.^[1] Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at Beach Street in 1977.^[1] It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 20 December 1995.^[2]

References

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