The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. The line continues on to Stony Point (See Stony Point line). Apart from suburban electric trains, the line is used by goods trains to and from the Steel mills near Hastings, Victoria. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2126x2325, 175 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Connex Melbourne is a private company which operates suburban trains in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on behalf of the State Government of Victoria. ... A Hitachi train (left) and newer XTrapolis (right) at Flinders Street Station Hitachi on a Belgrave service The Hitachi train (often called tachis [] or Silvers) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Alstom now United Group LTD refurbished Comeng in Connex livery The term Comeng originally defined the company COMmonwealth ENGineering which, among others things, manufactured Melbournes A, B and Z class trams, some Sydney R, L & S class double-decker trains and Brisbane buses, although now is popularly used to... The Siemens MOMO Train (Modular Metro, originally NEXAS, but more generally Siemens train) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Pakenham railway line in Melbourne, Australia is the suburban electrified portion of the railway to Bairnsdale in eastern Gippsland. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban electric railway in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Diagram of the Rosstown Railway and stations as eventually constructed Artists impression of the Rosstown sugar beet mill and railway, in 1876 and before construction had begun The Rosstown Railway was a private railway in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, running between the current stations of Elsternwick on... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... In Melbournes train system several new train lines, electrification of existing lines, extensions to existing lines, and new stations on existing lines, have been seriously considered at various times (some were so advanced in plans that they were even printed on Hitachi train destination rolls). ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... An electric container freight train Freight wagons filled with limestone await unloading, at sidings in Rugby, England An SP freight train west of Chicago in 1992. ... Hastings is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Description

The Frankston line runs south from Caulfield, and from around Mentone, the line is never more than about one kilometre from the eastern shore of Port Phillip and runs alongside the Nepean Highway for much of its length. Mentone is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Mentone, on the Frankston railway line. ... “km” redirects here. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... The Nepean Highway The Nepean Highway runs south from Melbourne city in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. ...

After Caulfield, the line traverses flat country and has fairly minor earthworks, and has numerous level crossings, including one of Melbourne's four crossing of tram tracks, and the only one with three railway tracks crossing two tramway tracks. The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) — without recourse to a bridge or tunnel — of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ...

The line runs through built-up areas for its entire length.

Infrastructure

The Frankston railway line shares four tracks with the line to Dandenong and beyond from near Richmond to Caulfield, running next to the Sandringham line as far as South Yarra. Dandenong Station on a rainy day. ... Richmond station Richmond station (station code: RMD) is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. ... Entrance to Caulfield railway station. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

From Caulfield, the Frankston line has three tracks to Moorabbin. The centre track is signalled for bidirectional operation, allowing for express trains overtaking stopping trains in the peak direction. From Moorabbin to Frankston the line is double track. Entrance to Caulfield railway station. ... Moorabbin is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Moorabbin on the Frankston railway line. ... For the sound recording technique, see doubletracking. ...

Power signalling is provided throughout, and intermediate terminating facilities are provided at Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Mordialloc, and Carrum. Stabling facilities for suburban trains are provided at Mordialloc, Carrum, and Frankston. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers or engineers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether he or she must stop or may proceed, or instructions on what speed the train may go. ... Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. ... Entrance to Platform 2 Mordialloc is a railway station on the Frankston railway line. ... Carrum is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrum, on the Frankston railway line. ...

History

The line from Caulfield to Mordialloc opened in December 1881 and extended to Frankston in August 1882. The Frankston line was electrified in three stages between March and August of 1922. Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Power signalling of the line was begun in 1933 with the section from Caulfield to Glenhuntly, and the remainder of the line was converted in a number of stages from 1958 to 1986. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1987 the section from Caulfield to Moorabbin was triplicated. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

List of stations

Bold stations are terminuses, italic stations are staffed.

Zone 1 & City Saver

• Flinders Street (FSS)
• Richmond (RMD)

Zone 1

• South Yarra (SYR) – Sandringham line branches
• Hawksburn (HKN)
• Toorak (TOR)
• Armadale (ARM)
• Malvern (MAL)
• Caulfield (CFD) – Pakenham, Cranbourne lines branch
• Glenhuntly (GHY)

Zones 1 & 2 overlap

• Ormond (OMD)
• McKinnon (MCK)
• Bentleigh (BEN)

Zone 2

• Patterson (PAT)
• Moorabbin (MRN)
• Highett (HIG)
• Cheltenham (CTM)
• Mentone (MEN)
• Parkdale (PKD)
• Mordialloc (MOR) – Limited number of peak hour services commence/terminate here.
• Aspendale (ASP)
• Edithvale (EDI)
• Chelsea (CSA)
• Bonbeach (BON)
• Carrum (CAR) – Limited number of morning peak hour services commence here.
• Seaford (SEA)
• Kananook (KAN)
• Frankston (FKN) – Stony Point greater-metropolitan line begins

A complete journey between the Flinders Street and Frankston terminus stations takes approximately 58 minutes. Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Richmond station Richmond station (station code: RMD) is a suburban railway station in Melbourne, Australia. ... South Yarra is a railway station (station code: SYR) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Hawksburn Railway Station is a station in Melbourne, Australias suburban railway network located approximately 5. ... Toorak Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Armadale Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Malvern Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Entrance to Caulfield railway station. ... Main article: Rail transport in Victoria The Pakenham railway line in Melbourne, Australia is the suburban electrified portion of the railway to Bairnsdale in eastern Gippsland. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban electric railway in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... Glenhuntly station is a railway station on the Frankston line. ... Ormond railway station (station code: OMD) is on the suburban Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia. ... McKinnon Railway Station is located on McKinnon Road in the Melbourne suburb of McKinnon, 14. ... Bentleigh is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bentleigh on the Frankston railway line. ... Patterson is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Bentleigh on the Frankston railway line. ... Moorabbin is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Moorabbin on the Frankston railway line. ... Highett is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Highett, on the Frankston railway line. ... Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. ... Mentone is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Mentone, on the Frankston railway line. ... Parkdale is a railway station located in the surburb of Parkdale, is 25km south east of Melbourne. ... Entrance to Platform 2 Mordialloc is a railway station on the Frankston railway line. ... Aspendale is a railway station on the Frankston railway line. ... Edithvale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Edithvale, on the Frankston railway line. ... Chelsea is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Chelsea, on the Frankston railway line. ... Bonbeach is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Bonbeach, on the Frankston railway line. ... Carrum is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrum, on the Frankston railway line. ... Seaford is a railway station in the suburb of Seaford. ... Kananook (station code: KAN) is an unmanned railway station on the Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1975. ... Frankston (station code: FKN) is a railway station located on Young Street in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. ... The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ...

External links, maps, and timetables

• Timetables
• Official line map (includes Stony Point)
• Network map
• Statistics and detailed schematic map at the vicsig enthusiast website