Hastings railway station, Melbourne

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

38°18′20″S 145°11′10″E / 38.3056°S 145.1860°E / -38.3056; 145.1860Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)Stony PointDistance64.99 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeHSTFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened10 September 1889; 134 years ago (1889-09-10)Closed22 June 1981Rebuilt27 September 1984
February 1986Passengers2015–201626,553[1]2016–201724,488[1] Decrease 7.77%2017–201822,673[1] Decrease 7.41%2018–201921,880[1] Decrease 3.49%2019–202014,000[1] Decrease 36.01%2020–202110,500[1] Decrease 25%2021–20228,300[2] Decrease 20.95%2022–202313,350[2] Increase 60.84% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Tyabb
towards Frankston
 Stony Point line Bittern
towards Stony Point
Track layout
Legend
to Tyabb
Hastings Culvert
Graydens Road
Kings Creek
Hodgins Road
Cool Store Road
1
High Street
Reid Parade
Warringine Creek
to Bittern

Hastings railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Hastings, and it opened on 10 September 1889.[3]

The station once had a goods yard opposite the platform, however it is now closed and the tracks have been removed, with a disused crane remaining on site.

History

Hastings station opened on 10 September 1889, when the railway line from Baxter was extended.[3] It remained a terminus until 17 December of that year, when the line was extended to Stony Point.[3] Like the town itself, the station was named after Hastings in Sussex, England.[4][5]

In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the High Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[6] In 1973, a number of roads in the former goods yard were extended.[3]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]

In February 1986, the current station building was provided, replacing the original timber building.[8][9]

In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the High Street level crossing.[10]

In 2004, points at the up and down ends of the station were removed, and the track was straight railed.[11]

Platforms and services

Hastings has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[12]

Platform 1:

Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Hastings station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery

  • Disused crane at the up end of the station, November 2012
    Disused crane at the up end of the station, November 2012

References

  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. ^ a b c d e f g "Hastings". vicsig.net. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Hastings". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ David Langley (January 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–19.
  7. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  9. ^ "Hastings". When there were Stations. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. January 1999. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. November 2004. p. 96.
  12. ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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Public Transport Victoria railway stations
Metro Trains Melbourne services and stations
Stony Point
V/Line services and stations
  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service