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== Infrastructure == === Rolling stock === {{Main|V/Line Sprinter}} [[File:VLine for Stony Point 02.jpg|alt=A train sitting at a platform at Frankston station.|thumb| [[V/Line Sprinter]], which usually operates services on the line, 2019|left]] The Stony Point line uses [[V/Line Sprinter]] [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) trains operating in a one- or two-car configuration, accommodating up to 90 passengers in each car.<ref name="CBanger2">{{cite magazine |author=Banger |first=Chris |date=November 1997 |title=Sprinters |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society |page=338}}</ref> The trains are refuelled and serviced near [[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross station]].<ref name=":0" /> === Accessibility === As required by the [[Disability Discrimination Act 1992|Disability Discrimination Act of 1992]], all new or re-built stations must comply with accessibility guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accessibility – Public Transport Ombudsman Victoria |url=https://www.ptovic.com.au/improving-pt/accessibility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103084345/https://www.ptovic.com.au/improving-pt/accessibility |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=www.ptovic.com.au}}</ref> All stations on the corridor are fully accessible—a first in Melbourne.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Station accessibility features |url=https://www.metrotrains.com.au/station-accessibility-features/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208020143/https://www.metrotrains.com.au/station-accessibility-features/ |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=3 January 2023 |website=Metro Trains Melbourne}}</ref> === Signalling === In common with most of the Melbourne train network, the Stony Point line uses three position signalling,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2009 |title=Operational Interface Procedures–November 2009 |url=https://www.esc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/c3091911-b5d0-4b29-ae90-3a16e91e1909.pdf |website=Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd}}</ref> which became fully operational on the line in March 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Code 3-Position Speed Signalling |url=http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/ASig%20descr.pdf |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207082457/http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/ARTC/ASig%20descr.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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