Carrum railway station

Carrum railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Carrum, opening on 1 August 1882.[1]

Carrum
Carrum station in March 2020
LocationNepean Highway, Carrum
Coordinates38°04′30″S 145°07′20″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Frankston
Distance36.10 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking100
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeCAR
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 August 1882
Closed6 July 2019
Rebuilt17 February 2020
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Bonbeach
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Seaford
towards Frankston

A signal box is located on Platform 1, which controls a crossover to allow trains to terminate here. The interlocked frame at this signal box was abolished in 1976, replaced by a control panel,[2] with boom barriers replacing interlocked gates at the level crossing, at up end of the station, in 1977.[3] Approximately 100 metres south of the station is a stabling yard that can hold a number of trains. It was upgraded to a Premium station on 20 December 1995.[4]

Additional shelters were added to the station in October 2015, along with an upgrade of the toilets on Platform 1.[5]

Carrum station was replaced as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.[6] Station Street level crossing was removed on 17 May 2019 and was followed by station closure in the early hours of 6 July 2019 with a small number of enthusiasts being there to witness the last trains. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. A new elevated rail line and station was opened on 17 February 2020.[7][8][9]

Platforms & services

Carrum has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Ventura Bus Lines operate four routes via Carrum station:

  • Northbound view from Platform 2 in November 2007
  • Southbound view in March 2010
  • Entrance to old Carrum Station
  • X'trapolis 100 107M-T-108M-229M-T-230M Doing the 12:41am Frankston service and being the last train stopping heading to Frankston
  • Siemens Nexas 707M-T-708M-M-T-M doing the 12:54am Flinders Street service and this is the last train to stop at the old Carrum station
  • Carrum Station looking towards Flinders Street 2020

References
  1. Carrum Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1977. p. 157.
  4. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Heritage Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  5. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 2016. p. 25.
  6. "Station Street, Carrum". Level Crossing Removal Authority. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  7. "Carrum crossing closing down". The News Bayside. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  8. "Your new Carrum Station opening soon". Level Crossing Removal Authority. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. "34 crossings gone as new station opens in boom gate free Carrum | Level Crossing Removal Project". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  10. "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. "780 Frankston - Carrum via Seaford". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. "857 Chelsea - Dandenong via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. "833 Frankston Station - Carrum Station via Carrum Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "970 Night bus: Carrum - Frankston - Mornington - Rosebud". Public Transport Victoria.
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