Kananook railway station

38°07′18″S 145°08′07″E / 38.1218°S 145.1353°E / -38.1218; 145.1353Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)FrankstonDistance41.44 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks3Connections BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking136Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, unstaffedStation codeKANFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened25 August 1975; 48 years ago (1975-08-25)Rebuilt2007ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006219,697^[1]2006–2007227,901^[1]  3.73%2007–2008300,410^[1]  31.81%2008–2009320,455^[2]  6.67%2009–2010311,036^[2]  2.93%2010–2011315,252^[2]  1.35%2011–2012312,609^[2]  0.83%2012–2013Not measured^[2]2013–2014331,244^[2]  5.96%2014–2015318,445^[1]  3.86%2015–2016326,583^[2]  2.55%2016–2017319,873^[2]  2.05%2017–2018294,379^[2]  7.97%2018–2019295,914^[2]  0.52%2019–2020186,150^[2]  37.09%2020–202192,700^[2]  50.2%2021–202293,400^[3]  0.75%2022–2023155,800^[3]  66.8% Services

Preceding station	Metro Trains			Following station
Seaford towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street		Frankston line		Frankston Terminus

Track layout
Legend to Seaford to Kananook Stabling Yard 1 2 to Frankston

Kananook railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Seaford, and it opened on 25 August 1975.^[4]

History

Kananook station opened on 25 August 1975, and was named after the nearby Kananook Creek. To accommodate the station and allow construction, in March 1974, the up and down lines were slewed.^[5] At the same time, the current Klauer Street overpass, located at the up end of the station, was provided, replacing the Wells Road level crossing.^[6]

In 1991, parts of the station were upgraded, including the pedestrian overpass and car-park.^[7]

The station was featured in the first episode of the television series Sensing Murder, which aired on Network Ten in September 2004.

In 2007, upgrades to the station occurred as part of the EastLink road project, linking Ringwood to Frankston.^[8][9] The original station building was demolished and replaced with a shelter, and a freeway noise protection wall was constructed. The former station building was a semi large fibro building at the centre of the station, with two semi-enclosed waiting areas on the platforms and a disused booking office near the entrance of the station.

To the east of the station is the access track for the Kananook Train Storage Facility, which is located north of the station. In May 2020, this facility opened.^[10][11]

Platforms and services

Kananook has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.^[12]

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

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Kananook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• SmartBus  901 : Frankston station – Melbourne Airport^[13]

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Kananook station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  778 : to Carrum Downs^[14]
•  779 : Frankston station – Belvedere Park Primary School (Seaford)^[15]
•  832 : Frankston station – Carrum Downs^[16]

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