NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Stony Point railway line, Melbourne

The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. 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. ... V/Line is a regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... Frankston (station code: FKN) is a railway station located on Young Street in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. ... The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Red Hill greater-metropolitan railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Bittern. ... The Mornington greater-metropolitan railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Baxter. ... 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). ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 574 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,600 Ã— 1,148 pixels, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)A70 locomotive changing direction at Stony Point station. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 574 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,600 Ã— 1,148 pixels, file size: 254 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)A70 locomotive changing direction at Stony Point station. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Services

Services are run using an A class diesel locomotive, and up to 4 MTH carriages. It is the only greater-metropolitan railway line operated by Connex Melbourne, which operates the suburban electric network. No stations are manned, nor do they have Metcard machines or validators, which are instead installed on board the carriages. The line is run as a shuttle service between Frankston and Stony Point, with passengers required to change to the electrified service at Frankston station. The Victorian Railways A-Class are a Diesel Electric Locomotive converted from B-Class locomotives in the early 1980s. ... One of the last Harris motor carriages built The Harris trains were first the first steel-bodied trains on the Melbourne metropolitan railway system. ... 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. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ... Look up Shuttle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Goods trains serving the Long Island steel mills use the line as far as the junction of the Long Island line between Tyabb and Hastings. Steel trains run twice daily except Sundays. Trains from Long Island to Melbourne run approximately 4am and mid afternoon, while trains from Melbourne to Long Island run approximately midnight and noon. Two rail welds in continuous welded rail in Wisconsin. ...

History

The Stony Point line was opened from Frankston to Baxter station in 1888, and Hastings, Bittern and Stony Point in 1889. Branches were opened from Baxter to Mornington in 1889, and from Bittern to Red Hill in 1921. Baxter is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Bittern is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bittern, on the Stony Point railway line. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Mornington railway station is located on the corner of Yuilles & Watt Road, Mornington, Victoria, Australia. ... Red Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The Red Hill line was closed in 1953. The Mornington line remained until 1981, but the line south of Moorooduc is now operated by the Mornington Railway as a tourist railway. The line from Long Island Junction to Stony Point was closed from 22 June 1981 to 27 September 1984. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. ...

List of stations

Bold stations are terminuses, italic stations are staffed. Some unstaffed stations may be occasionally staffed for safeworking purposes. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into railway signalling. ...

Continues from the Frankston suburban line. All stations are in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Line Guide

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Frankston railway line is a bay-side suburban electrified railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Frankston (station code: FKN) is a railway station located on Young Street in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links BSicon_exENDEr. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Langwarrin was a railway station on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia, the station operated until 1981 and closed at the same time as the section between the Long Island Junction and Stony Point station, this section was later reopened in 1983. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Baxter is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Mornington greater-metropolitan railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Baxter. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bittern is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bittern, on the Stony Point railway line. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Red Hill greater-metropolitan railway line, in Melbourne, Australia, was a railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Bittern. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links BSicon_exBHFr. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... HMAS Cerberus is a suburb, and the site of a Naval base, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...

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