Bittern railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Bittern

| type = PTV commuter rail station

| style = Melbourne

| image = Bittern Railway Station Victoria b.jpg

| caption = The bike storage facility viewed from the station platform, December 2024

| address = Frankston-Flinders Road,
Bittern, Victoria 3918

| borough = Shire of Mornington Peninsula

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-38.3371|145.1780|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}}

| distance = 68.67 kilometres from
Southern Cross

| line = {{rcb|Melbourne|Stony Point|xroute}}

| other = {{rint|victoria|met bus|link=List of bus routes in Melbourne}} Bus

| structure = Ground

| platform = 1

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 1

| parking = Yes

| bicycle =

| opened = {{start date and age|1889|12|17|df=y}}

| closed = 22 June 1981

| rebuilt = 27 September 1984
February 1986

| electrified =

| accessible = Yes—step free access

| code = BIT

| owned = VicTrack

| operator = Metro Trains

| zone = Myki Zone 2

| status = Operational, unstaffed

| former =

| passengers =

| pass_year =

| pass_percent =

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| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 16,202[https://philipmallis.com/blog/2022/03/09/railway-station-and-tram-stop-patronage-in-victoria-for-2008-2021/ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021] Philip Mallis|pass_year = 2015–2016}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 14,344|pass_year = 2016–2017|pass_percent = -11.46}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 13,165|pass_year = 2017–2018|pass_percent = -8.21}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 14,788|pass_year = 2018–2019|pass_percent = 12.32}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 9,400|pass_year = 2019–2020|pass_percent = -36.43}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 5,350|pass_year = 2020–2021|pass_percent = -43.08}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 4,600[https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/annual-metropolitan-train-station-patronage-station-entries Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries)] Data Vic|pass_year = 2021–2022|pass_percent = -14.01}}

{{Rail pass box|passengers = 7,050|pass_year = 2022–2023|pass_percent = 53.26}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Melbourne|line=Stony Point|left=Hastings|right=Morradoo}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{s-rail|title=Disused}}

{{rail line|col={{rcr|Australian closed station}}

| route=Red Hill branch

| previous=Junction| next={{rws|Balnarring}}

}}

| website = [https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1022 Public Transport Victoria]

| route_map = {{Routemap

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Bittern|title=Bittern|website=vicsig.net|access-date=9 January 2023}}

History

Bittern station opened on 17 December 1889, when the railway line from Hastings was extended to Stony Point. Like the town itself, the station was named after the bird family of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/bittern|title=Bittern|publisher=Victorian Places|accessdate=9 January 2023}}

Between 1921 and 1953, Bittern was the junction for a branch line to Red Hill.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/line/Red-Hill|title=Red Hill Line|website=vicsig.net|access-date=3 March 2023}}

On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, 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,{{cite magazine|date=November 1984|title=Traffic|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=344}} on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated. 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.{{cite magazine|date=March 1992|title=Flashing Lights and Boom Barriers Dates of Installation|author=David Langley|magazine=Somersault|publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria|pages=26–32}} In February 1986, the current passenger shelters were provided, replacing the original timber station building.{{cite magazine|date=June 1986|title=Works|magazine=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|page=188}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stationspast.net/victoria/stony-point-line/bittern/|title=Bittern|website=When there were Stations|access-date=7 May 2023}}

In 1991, a siding at the station was abolished.

In 2010, boom barriers were provided at the Woolleys Road level crossing.{{cite web|url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/pcr/F0691|title=F0691: Woolleys Road (Urquhart Crescent)|website=vicsig.net|access-date=3 March 2023}}{{cite magazine|date=January 2011|title=Signalling Alterations|magazine=Somersault|publisher=Signalling Record Society Victoria|page=2}}

Platforms and services

File:Bitternstaton24 b.jpg at the platform, December 2024]]

Bittern has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.{{cite PTV route|Stony Point|mode=train}}

Platform 1:

{{color box|White|Stony Point line|#{{rcr|Melbourne|Stony Point}}|border=#{{rcr|Melbourne|Stony Point}}}} all stations services to Frankston; all stations services to Stony Point

Transport links

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

{{color box|8c62aa|782|white}}: Frankston station – Flinders{{cite PTV route|782}}

References

External links

[http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd3/map.php?x=145.17806063957505&y=-38.33715662803223&l=13&mt=4 Melway map] at street-directory.com.au

{{Public Transport Victoria railway stations|Stony Point=y|state=collapsed}}

Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1889

Category:Railway stations in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula