Crib Point railway station

Crib Point railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Crib Point, and it opened on 17 December 1889.[1]

Crib Point
PTV commuter rail station
Station front and entrance in December 2021
General information
LocationStony Point Road,
Crib Point, Victoria 3919
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates38°21′58″S 145°12′15″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Stony Point
Distance72.83 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking20
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeCPT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened17 December 1889 (1889-12-17)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
February 1986
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Morradoo
towards Frankston
 Stony Point line Stony Point
Terminus
Track layout
to Morradoo
to
HMAS Cerberus
naval base
Naval Base Road
1
to Stony Point

A former freight yard was originally located opposite of the station, while a branch line into HMAS Cerberus was located at the Up end of the station, past the level crossing. No. 3 road was removed in 2006,[1] with the last remaining road removed in October 2007.[2] The removal coincided with the removal of a number of semaphore signals at the station as part of a signal upgrade on the Stony Point line.[2]

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[1] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[1] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began,[3] with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984.[1]

Flashing lights were provided at the Naval Base Road level crossing, located nearby in the Up direction of the station, in 1974,[4] with boom barriers provided later on in 2011.[5]

The former station building, which was of a timber construction,[6] was replaced with the current passenger shelters in February 1986.[7]

HMAS Cerberus was also the location for the Mornington Railway Preservation Society, until it relocated to its current site at Moorooduc in 1997.[8]

Platforms and services

Crib Point has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[9]

Platform 1:

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

  •  782 : Frankston station – Flinders[10]

References
  1. Crib Point Vicsig
  2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. December 2007. p. 412.
  3. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1984. p. 344.
  4. "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. May 1974. p. 114.
  5. Naval Base Road Vicsig
  6. Crib Point When there were Stations
  7. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1986. p. 188.
  8. Shifting House Railpage
  9. "Stony Point Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. "782 Frankston - Flinders via Coolart Road & Hastings". Public Transport Victoria.
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