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Baxter railway station

Baxter railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Baxter, and it opened on 1 October 1888 as Mornington Junction. It was renamed Baxter on 6 May 1918.[3]

Baxter
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view in April 2008
General information
LocationBaxter-Tooradin Road,
Baxter, Victoria 3911
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates38°11′39″S 145°09′38″E / 38.1941°S 145.1605°E / -38.1941; 145.1605
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)
Stony Point (current)
Mornington (formerly)
Frankston (proposed)
Distance51.97 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBXR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888; 135 years ago (1888-10-01)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
Previous namesMornington Junction (1888-1918)
Passengers
2015–20165,759[1]
2016–20175,057[1] Decrease 12.19%
2017–20184,695[1] Decrease 7.15%
2018–20193,397[1] Decrease 27.64%
2019–20202,000[1] Decrease 41.12%
2020–20211,850[1] Decrease 7.5%
2021–20221,500[2] Decrease 18.91%
2022–20232,150[2] Increase 43.33%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Leawarra
towards Frankston
 Stony Point line Somerville
towards Stony Point
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Mornington branch   Moorooduc
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

Langwarrin, a now demolished station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter.[4]

History edit

Baxter station opened on 1 October 1888, when the railway line from Frankston was extended.[3] It remained a terminus until 10 September 1889, when the line was extended to Hastings and Mornington.[3] Like the town itself, the station was named after Captain Benjamin Baxter, who was the proprietor of the nearby Carrup Carrup pastoral run.[5][6]

In 1972, flashing light signals were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing, located nearby in the Stony Point (down) direction of the station.[7]

Baxter was formerly the junction for the Mornington line, which was closed to traffic in 1981.[3] The junction, which was relocated in 1962,[3] existed at the down end of the station, though the points were spiked and the line baulked just after the level crossing. In the near future, this junction will be reinstated by the extension of the Mornington Railway, a heritage railway organisation.

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[8] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]

By March 1989, the station operated under no-one in charge conditions.[3]

In 2009, boom barriers were provided at the Baxter-Tooradin Road level crossing.[9][10]

In 2023, the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party stated that the journey to Baxter was "too slow" and urgent upgrades to the line were needed.[11]

Also occurring in that year, the points for the junction were abolished, with the line straight railed.[3]

Platforms and services edit

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

Platform 1:

  •  Stony Point line  all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links edit

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

References edit

  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 h i "Baxter". vicsig.net. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Langwarrin". vicsig.net. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Baxter". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  7. ^ David Langley (January 1992). "Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–19.
  8. ^ "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 2009. p. 344.
  10. ^ "Signalling Alterations". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. May 2009. p. 42.
  11. ^ "SLOW TRAIN TO BAXTER GOES SLOWER THAN EVER - VibeWire Central". 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "776 Frankston - Pearcedale via Baxter". Public Transport Victoria.

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