Carrum railway station, Melbourne
- Carrum railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Carrum
IMAGELINK=Carrum_railway_station.jpg
CODE=CAR
DISTANCE=34.9 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19858 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19858#linkInformation Link]
MELWAY=
COOR=3804'30.58" S 14507'20.04" E
ZONE=2
Carrum is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrum, on the Frankston railway line. Carrum is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Facilities
The station is located between the Nepean Highway and Station Street, with station access from both. A level crossing is located at the Melbourne end of the station.
The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 2 (Frankston bound) has a semi-large brick building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
A signal box is located on the western (city bound) platform, which controls a crossover to allow trains to terminate here. Approximately 100m from the end of the platform there are rail sidings that can hold a number of trains.
History
Carrum station opened on August 1 1882. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Carrum VICSIG Infrastructure - Carrum] ] It was upgraded to Premium Station status on December 20 1995.[cite journal]
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] Gallery
References
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