Stony Point railway station is a

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way station and the

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of the Stony Point line, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the town of

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in Victoria, Australia. Stony Point is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring one side platform. It opened on 17 December 1889, with the current station provided in 1984. It initially closed on 10 June 1981, then reopened on 27 September 1984.

History

In 1910, a

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was provided at the station. By November 1960, it was out of use and, by March 1963, was abolished. In 1976, a

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at the up end of the station was removed. The following year, in 1977, the

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was closed. On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a

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, with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day. On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and, on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated. A

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exists to the north and west of the station, but has not been regularly used since locomotive hauled services ceased in April 2008. In June 2014, the platform length was reduced from around 150 metres to 103 metres. This was done as the extra length used for longer locomotives was no longer required.

Platforms and services

Stony Point has one platform. It is serviced by

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' Stony Point line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Frankston

Transport links

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is located near the station, from which ferry services operate to Tankerton, on French Island, and

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, on

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Gallery

Image:Stony point 1892.jpg, Station building and platform, April 1892 Image:Stony Point station b.jpg, Northbound view of station platform,
January 2006 Image:The nick green sprinter,7006 waits to depart October 2013.jpg,

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Sprinter 7006 occupies the station platform, October 2013 Image:Stony Point Passing Loop.PNG, Southbound view of station platform,
October 2013 File:Stony Point railway station building - December 2021.jpg, Station building and entrance, December 2021

References

External links

Melway map
at street-directory.com.au {{Public Transport Victoria railway stations, Stony Point=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889 Railway stations in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula