Frankston railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Frankston line and diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line, all part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston, in Melbourne, Australia and neighboring suburbs. Opening on the 1st of August 1882,[4] features two side platforms, a terminus platform at Platform 1 and having Platform 2 for the terminus platform at the northern end of the platform and the Stony Point line services at the southern end. Its current form was constructed and completed in 2018.
In 1922, the signal box, which is located at the northern end of the station and adjacent to the Beach Street crossing, was provided,[4][better source needed] and controls the station, the stabling yards (located north, east and south of the station) and the Stony Point line, including Long Island Junction.[7][better source needed] It is still functional and in use to this day.
On the 15th of June 1981, the passenger services on the Mornington line, which originated and terminated at Frankston, closed altogether.[4][better source needed] On the 22nd, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point were withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, with the goods yard additionally being closed to traffic.[4][better source needed]However, unlike the Mornington line, Stony Point passenger rail services were reinstated on the 27th of September, 1984.[9][4][better source needed]
In 1984, boom barriers replaced the interlocked gates for the level crossing connecting the two sides of Beach Street just north of the station. In 1990, the crossing was removed and replaced by the new Fletcher Road overpass.[10][better source needed]
In 1985, construction of the second station building commenced,[11][12] and was completed by 1987.[11][12] On the 9th of November 1995, Frankston was 'upgraded' to a premium station.[13]
In March 2011, an extension was made to Platform 2 at the up end of the station to allow Stony Point and electrified metropolitan services to use the platform at the same time.[14][15][16][better source needed] During the 2011/2012 financial year, Frankston was the 10th-busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network, with 2.5 million passenger movements recorded.[17]
Between May and June 2018, the station was redeveloped as part of a $63 million project.[18] The new station would be designed by the Australian architecture firm Genton. In May, the station was closed to allow the buildings constructed between 1985 and 1987 to be demolished. In June, the new station opened to passengers.[19]
A new $87 million dollar construction is being built for the station at the former western parking area to build a 500-space multi-deck car park, expected to open in December, 2024.[20]
On 22 January 2021, a six-car Comeng set derailed at the down end of the station.[22]
Platforms and services
Frankston railway station has one island platform with two faces, with the eastern face (Platform 2) split into a six-car platform for electric services towards Flinders Street, and a further two-car platform at the down end for Stony Point services.
