Editing Stony Point line (section)

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{{Short description|Passenger rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name            = Stony Point
| color           = {{rcr|Melbourne|Stony Point}}
| logo            = {{ric|Melbourne|Stony Point|size=100px}}
| image                           = Sprinters on Stony Point railway line, Melbourne b.jpg
| image_width                     = 250px
| image_alt                       = Sprinter railcar on the Stony Point railway line, Melbourne.
| caption                         = [[V/Line Sprinter|Sprinter railcar]] on the Stony Point line, 2024
| type            = [[Commuter rail]]
| status          = Operational
| system          = [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne railway network]]
| locale          = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| predecessor     = {{Plainlist|
* Baxter (1888–1889)
* Stony Point (1889–1981)
* Tyabb (1981–1984)
}}
| first           = {{Start date and age|1888|10|1|df=y}}
| last            = <!-- {{End date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=y}} -->
| successor       = 
| operator        = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| formeroperator  = {{Plainlist|
* [[Victorian Railways|Victorian Railways (VR)]] (1889–1974)
* VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
* [[State Transport Authority (Victoria)|STA (V/Line)]] (1983–1989)
* [[Public Transport Corporation|PTC (V/Line)]] (1989–1998)
* [[M-Train|Bayside Trains]] (1998–2000)
* [[M-Train|M>Train]] (2000–2004)
* [[Connex Melbourne]] (2004–2009)
}}
| ridership       = 
| ridership2      = 
| website         = 
| start           = {{rwsa|Frankston}}
| stops           = 10
| end             = {{rwsa|Stony Point}}
| distance        = {{Convert|31|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime     = 36 minutes
| frequency       = 90–120 minutes
| line_used       = Stony Point
| class           = 
| access          = 
| seating         = 
| baggage         = 
| otherfacilities = 
| stock           = [[V/Line Sprinter|Sprinter DMU]]
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|1600 mm}}
| el              = 
| owners          = [[VicTrack]]
| routenumber     = 
| maintenance     = 
| map             = {{Stony Point Metro Service|inline=yes}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}

The '''Stony Point line''' is a [[commuter rail]]way line in the outer metropolitan area of [[Melbourne]], Victoria, Australia.<ref name=":6" /> Operated by [[Metro Trains Melbourne]], it is the only diesel service on the metropolitan network and, at {{convert|31|km}}, is the tenth-longest line. It is an extension of the [[Frankston railway line|Frankston line]], with services running from Frankston station to Stony Point, serving 10 stations in all.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2017 |title=Metro's paper timetables mess |url=https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Daniel Bowen}}</ref> The line is also used for freight services to the [[Port of Hastings Development Authority|Port of Hastings]]. 

The line was opened in three sections during 1888 and 1889. Only two stations have been added since its completion—[[Leawarra railway station|Leawarra]] and [[Morradoo railway station|Morradoo]].<ref name=":11222">{{Cite web |title=What year did your railway station open? |url=https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Public Transport Users Association}}</ref> In recent years, there have been proposals to extend the electrified Frankston line to [[Baxter railway station|Baxter]].<ref name=":192">{{cite web |title=Baxter electrification business case |url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/getting-around/public-transport/baxter-electrification-business-case |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106065315/https://transport.vic.gov.au/getting-around/public-transport/baxter-electrification-business-case |archive-date=6 January 2019 |website=Transport for Victoria}}</ref>