Bittern railway station
38°20′14″S 145°10′41″E / 38.3371°S 145.1780°E / -38.3371; 145.1780
Southern Cross
February 1986
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Bittern railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Bittern, and it opened on 17 December 1889.[3]
History
Bittern 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 the bird family of the same name.[4]
Between 1921 and 1953, Bittern was the junction for a branch line to Red Hill.[5]
On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[3] On 16 September 1984,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,[6] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3] Also occurring in that year, flashing light signals were provided at the nearby Woolleys Road level crossing, located in the down direction of the station.[7] In February 1986, the current passenger shelters were provided, replacing the original timber station building.[8][9]
In 1991, a siding at the station was abolished.[3]
In 2010, boom barriers were provided at the Woolleys Road level crossing.[10][11]
Platforms and services
Bittern has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[12]
Platform 1:
- Stony Point line all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Bittern station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 782 : Frankston station – Flinders[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e f "Bittern". vicsig.net. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Bittern". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Red Hill Line". vicsig.net. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
- ^ David Langley (March 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 26–32.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
- ^ "Bittern". When there were Stations. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "F0691: Woolleys Road (Urquhart Crescent)". vicsig.net. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. January 2011. p. 2.
- ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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