# Carrum railway station

Carrum railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Carrum, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Carrum station is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 1 August 1882, with the current station provided in 2020.

## History

Carrum station opened on 1 August 1882, when the railway line from Mordialloc was extended to Frankston. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the nearby Carrum Swamp, the name believed to be derived from an Indigenous word describing a boomerang.
In 1947, interlocked gates were installed at the former Station Street level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station, and was the last installation of interlocking gates in Victoria. In 1977, boom barriers replaced these gates.
In 1988, siding "A" and the goods platform was abolished, as well as the connection from siding "B" to the mainline.
Approximately 100 metres south of the station was a stabling yard that could hold a number of trains. The yard, which was provided in October 1990, was replaced due to the level crossing removal works, being relocating to Kananook in May 2020.
On 20 December 1995, Carrum was upgraded to a premium station. In October 2015, additional shelters were provided, along with an upgrade of the toilets on the former ground level Platform 1.
A signal box was located on the former ground level Platform 1, controlling a crossover which allowed trains to terminate and either return or shunt into the stabling yard. In 1976, the interlocked frame at the signal box was abolished, and was replaced by a control panel. On 20 July 2019, the signal box was abolished.
During 2019–2020, the station was rebuilt as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. On 17 May 2019, the Station Street level crossing was abolished, and was followed by the closure of the station in the early hours of 6 July of that year, with a small number of enthusiasts witnessing the last services to arrive and depart. The station buildings were demolished shortly afterwards. On 17 February 2020, a new elevated rail line and station opened.

## Platforms and services

Carrum has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Frankston line trains.
Platform 1:
* Frankston line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown
Platform 2:
* Frankston line all stations services to Frankston

## Transport links

Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Carrum station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 708 : to Hampton station
* 780 : to Frankston station
* 857 : Chelsea station – Dandenong station
* 833 : to Frankston station

## Gallery

* Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 2, November 2007
* Southbound view from the former Station Street level crossing, March 2010
* Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1, October 2017
* Building and entrance to the former ground-level Platform 2, May 2019
* X'Trapolis set 107M-1354T-108M-229M-1415T-230M, operating the 12:41am Frankston service, the last Frankston-bound train to stop at the former ground-level station, July 2019
* Siemens Nexas 707M-2504T-708M-M-T-M, operating the 12:54am Flinders Street service, the last train to stop at the former ground-level station, July 2019