Carrum railway station

Carrum
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, March 2020
General information
LocationNepean Highway,
Carrum, Victoria 3197
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E / 38.0751°S 145.1223°E / -38.0751; 145.1223
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance36.10 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking100
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeCAR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1882; 142 years ago (1882-08-01)
Closed6 July 2019
Rebuilt17 February 2020 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006438,140[1]
2006–2007439,120[1] Increase 0.22%
2007–2008476,323[1] Increase 8.47%
2008–2009559,610[2] Increase 17.48%
2009–2010538,610[2] Decrease 3.75%
2010–2011528,317[2] Decrease 1.91%
2011–2012513,756[2] Decrease 2.75%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014439,131[2] Decrease 14.52%
2014–2015403,974[1] Decrease 8%
2015–2016403,445[2] Decrease 0.13%
2016–2017395,726[2] Decrease 1.91%
2017–2018630,330[2] Increase 59.28%
2018–2019430,394[2] Decrease 31.71%
2019–202041,600[2] Decrease 90.33%
2020–2021157,950[2] Increase 279.69%
2021–2022182,150[3] Increase 15.32%
2022–2023281,800[3] Increase 54.7%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Bonbeach
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Seaford
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Bonbeach
Patterson River
1
2
Kananook Creek
to Seaford

Carrum railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Carrum, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Carrum station is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 1 August 1882, with the current station provided in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Archived 17 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Archived 17 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  4. ^ "Carrum". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.