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]
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On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[7] on 27 September of that year, the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 mykiticket machine under another shelter. It is served by Stony Point line trains.[11]
