Frankston railway station

Frankston
PTV commuter rail station
Northbound view from Platform 2, February 2024
General information
LocationYoung Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°08′35″S 145°07′34″E / 38.143°S 145.126°E / -38.143; 145.126
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Distance43.92 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island)
Tracks6
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking413
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeFKN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1882; 142 years ago (1882-08-01)
Rebuilt1985–1987
18 June 2018
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–20061,806,560[1]
2006–20071,967,223[1] Increase 8.89%
2007–20082,503,362[1] Increase 27.25%
2008–20093,129,943[2] Increase 25.03%
2009–20102,566,588[2] Decrease 17.99%
2010–20112,766,161[2] Increase 7.77%
2011–20122,474,406[2] Decrease 10.54%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–20141,672,074[2] Decrease 32.42%
2014–20151,535,028[1] Decrease 8.19%
2015–20161,555,049[2] Increase 1.3%
2016–20171,363,711[2] Decrease 12.3%
2017–20181,206,185[2] Decrease 11.55%
2018–20191,296,504[2] Increase 7.48%
2019–2020896,100[2] Decrease 30.88%
2020–2021576,400[2] Decrease 35.67%
2021–2022692,750[3] Increase 20.18%
2022–20231,022,400[3] Increase 47.58%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Kananook
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Terminus
Terminus Stony Point line Leawarra
towards Stony Point
Track layout
Legend
to Kananook
2
1
3
end of
electrification
to Leawarra
This diagram:

Frankston railway station is a commuter railway station and the terminus of the Frankston line and the diesel-hauled services on the Stony Point line, which are part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Frankston, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Frankston station is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms, a terminus platform at platform 1 and platform 2 used for the terminus platform at the northern end of the platform and the Stony Point line services at the southern end of the platform. It opened on 1 August 1882, with the current station provided in 2018.[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. ^ "Frankston". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.