Kananook railway station, Melbourne
- Kananook railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Kananook
IMAGELINK=Kananook_railway_station,_Melbourne.jpg
CAPTION=Looking south over the refurbished station
CODE=KAN
DISTANCE=40.2 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Unmanned Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19856 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19856#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.135268857134&y=-38.1218008571647&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= link]
COOR=3807'18.16" S 14508'07.07" E
ZONE=2
Kananook (station code: KAN) is an unmanned railway station on the Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia, situated between the Frankston Freeway and Wells Road in Seaford. The station has one central island platform and is located in Metcard ticketing Zone 2. It is named after nearby Kananook Creek.
History
Kananook station opened on August 25, 1975. [cite web
url=http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Kananook
title=VICSIG - Infrastructure
publisher=vicsig.net
accessdate=2008-03-17]
On July 11 1990, Sarah MacDiarmid disappeared from Kananook station. She was last seen walking to the station carpark. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/10/1089000397377.html The never-ending search for Sarah] , accessed October 7, 2007] The station was featured in the first episode of the Australian TV series Sensing Murder, which aired on Network Ten in September 2004.
In 2007, the station was upgraded as part of the EastLink road project linking the north-eastern suburb of Ringwood to Frankston. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/14/1097607366769.html Funds boost for buses, stations] , accessed October 7, 2007] The station building was dismantled and replaced with a shelter, and a freeway noise protection wall was constructed.
References
MelbourneStations
Line=Frankston line
Previous=Seaford
Here=Kananook
Next=Frankston
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