Crib Point railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town of Crib Point in Victoria, Australia. Crib Point is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 17 December 1889, with the current station provided in 1986. It initially closed on 22 June 1981, then reopened on 27 September 1984.[3]
Crib Point station opened on 17 December 1889, when the railway line from Hastings was extended to Stony Point.[3] Like the town itself, the station was named after a hut or "crib" was built by fishermen in the 1850s.[4][5]
In 1974, flashing light signals were provided at the Naval Base Road level crossing.[6][7]
On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[8] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]
In February 1986, the former station building, which was of a timber construction,[9] was replaced with the current passenger shelters.[10]
In 2006, No. 3 road was removed[3] and, in October 2007, the last remaining road was removed.[12] The removal of the roads coincided with the removal of a number of semaphore signals at the station as part of a signal upgrade on the Stony Point line.[12]
