Carrum railway station
Carrum | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in March 2010 | |||||||||||
| Location | Nepean Highway, Carrum | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°ECoordinates: 38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||
| Distance | 36.10 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 100 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
| Station code | CAR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1882 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Carrum railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Carrum opening on 1 August 1882.[1] A signal box is located on Platform 1, which controls a crossover to allow trains to terminate here. Approximately 100 metres south of the station is a yard that can hold a number of trains. It was upgraded to a Premium station on 20 December 1995.[2]
Additional shelters were added to the station in October 2015, along with an upgrade of the toilets on Platform 1.[3]
Platforms & services
Carrum has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Frankston
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operate three routes via Carrum station:
- 708: Carrum station - Hampton station[5]
- 780: Frankston station - Carrum station[6]
- 857: Chelsea station - Dandenong station[7]
References
- ↑ Carrum Vicsig
- ↑ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Heritage Society). October 1997. p. 310.
- ↑ "Works". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). January 2016. p. 25.
- ↑ Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 708 Carrum - Hampton timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 780 Frankston - Carrum timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ↑ Route 857 Chelsea - Dandenong timetable Public Transport Victoria
Northbound view from Platform 2 in November 2007
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