Bittern railway station
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Bittern railway station is a commuter railway station on the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town of Bittern in Victoria, Australia. Bittern is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 17 December 1889, with the current station provided in 1986. It initially closed on 22 June 1981, then reopened on 27 September 1984.<ref name="vicsigbittern">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Bittern station opened on 17 December 1889, when the railway line from Hastings was extended to Stony Point.<ref name=vicsigbittern/> Like the town itself, the station was named after the bird family of the same name.<ref name="vpbittern">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Between 1921 and 1953, Bittern was the junction for a branch line to Red Hill.<ref name="redhill">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,<ref name=vicsigbittern/> with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.<ref name=vicsigbittern/> On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,<ref name="newsrailnov84">Template:Cite magazine</ref> on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.<ref name=vicsigbittern/> Also occurring in that year, flashing light signals were provided at the nearby Woolleys Road level crossing, located in the down direction of the station.<ref name="somersaultmar92">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In February 1986, the current passenger shelters were provided, replacing the original timber station building.<ref name="newsrailjun86">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="stationpast">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1991, a siding at the station was abolished.<ref name=vicsigbittern/>
In 2010, boom barriers were provided at the Woolleys Road level crossing.<ref name="woolleysrd">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="somersaultjan11">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Platforms and servicesEdit
Bittern has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
Platform 1:
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Transport linksEdit
Ventura Bus Lines operates one bus route via Bittern station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au