Stony Point line

Stony Point
Sprinter railcar on the Stony Point line.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
System	Melbourne railway network
Status	Operational
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor	Baxter (1888–1889) Stony Point (1889–1981) Tyabb (1981–1984)
First service	1 October 1888; 136 years ago (1888-10-01)
Current operator(s)	Metro Trains
Former operator(s)	Victorian Railways (VR) (1889–1974) VR as VicRail (1974–1983) STA (V/Line) (1983–1989) PTC (V/Line) (1989–1998) Bayside Trains (1998–2000) M>Train (2000–2004) Connex Melbourne (2004–2009)
Route
Termini	Frankston Stony Point
Stops	10
Distance travelled	31 km (19 mi)
Average journey time	36 minutes
Service frequency	90–120 minutes
Line(s) used	Stony Point
Technical
Rolling stock	Sprinter DMU
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map Legend h:mm km zone Frankston line to Flinders Street 0:00 42.7 Frankston ● 2 0:02 44.5 Leawarra 0:09 50.7 Baxter 0:13 54.6 Somerville 0:17 58.6 Tyabb 0:22 63.8 Hastings 0:26 67.4 Bittern 0:29 69.7 Morradoo 0:32 71.6 Crib Point 0:36 73.4 Stony Point 2 h:mm km zone This diagram: view talk edit

The Stony Point line is a commuter railway line in the outer metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's only diesel service on the metropolitan network and the tenth longest line at 31 kilometres (19 mi). The line acts as an extension of the Frankston line with services running from Frankston station to the small town of Stony Point in the south-east, serving 10 stations via Leawarra, Baxter, Hastings, and Bittern.^[2] The line operates for approximately 13 hours a day (from approximately 5:30 am to around 10:30 pm), unlike other lines on the network, which provide 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights. Headways of 90 to 120 minutes are operated throughout the day due to limited patronage and infrastructure constraints.^[3] Trains on the Stony Point line run as two one-car formations of V/Line Sprinter DMUs.

Sections of the Stony Point line opened as early as 1888, with the line fully extended to Stony Point in 1889. Only two stations have opened since its extension in the 1880s—Leawarra and Morradoo.^[4] The line was built to connect Melbourne and Frankston with the rural towns of Baxter, Hastings, and Bittern, amongst others. The line also facilitates freight services to the Port of Hastings. Significant growth has occurred since the line's opening, with a plan to extend the Frankston line along part of the Stony Point line to Baxter.^[5]