Leawarra railway station

Leawarra
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from station platform,
October 2018
General information
LocationBloom Street,
Frankston, Victoria 3199
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates38°09′07″S 145°08′22″E / 38.1520°S 145.1394°E / -38.1520; 145.1394
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point (currently)
Frankston (proposed)
Distance45.77 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeLWA
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened30 November 1959; 64 years ago (1959-11-30)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt24 April 1961
27 September 1984
1988
2008
Previous namesRailway Stopping Place No. 16 (1959-1962)
Passengers
2015–201610,437[1]
2016–201711,075[1] Increase 6.11%
2017–201810,591[1] Decrease 4.37%
2018–201910,242[1] Decrease 3.29%
2019–20206,750[1] Decrease 34.09%
2020–20214,250[1] Decrease 37.03%
2021–20224,150[2] Decrease 2.35%
2022–20235,550[2] Increase 33.73%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Frankston
Terminus
 Stony Point line Baxter
towards Stony Point

Leawarra railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Frankston, and it opened on 30 November 1959 as Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 16. It was renamed Leawarra in 1962.[3][4]

The station serves the nearby Peninsula Campus of Monash University.[5]

Langwarrin, a closed station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  3. ^ "Leawarra". vicsig.net. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "New Platform for Stony Point Line". The Age. 6 November 1959. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Public transport". Monash University. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Langwarrin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.