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Frankston railway station, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frankston has been found to be the highest suburb on the Victoria Police list for criminal offences per postcode, and Frankston station is a renowned hive of criminal activity, particularly at night. As of October 2002, Frankston was one of 13 metropolitan stations to have Metcard barrier gates installed. It is the termination of the Frankston railway line, however locomotive hauled services extend to the greater metropolitan area on the Stony Point line beyond. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frankston_railway_station,_Melbourne   (243 words)

Alamein railway line, Melbourne - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase Railway enthusiasts as well as public transport activists have called for the line to be extended along the old Outer Circle reservation south of Alamein station. The line was later extended to Alamein station to serve a newly-built housing estate, and opened on June 28 1948 as the Alamein line. While on a train, Humphries was met at each station between Camberwell and Alamein by a waiter who would serve another course of an elaborate breakfast, much to the annoyance of the relatively conservative residents of the suburbs concerned. www.indopedia.org /Alamein_railway_line,_Melbourne.html   (706 words)

Malvern railway station, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is 8.9 km from Melbourne's central railway station, Flinders Street Station. It is believed that construction of Malvern station was begun around 1878, following the government acquisition of the Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company, when plans were set in motion to run a railway line into Gippsland, from South Yarra to Sale, a port on the Gippsland Lakes 200km away to the east. These stations were designed in anticipation of the electrification of the railways, which was postponed due to World War I. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Malvern_railway_station,_Melbourne   (220 words)

Huntingdale railway station, Melbourne: Just the facts... Huntingdale Railway Station is the preferred station to alight from to get to Monash University (additional info and facts about Monash University) 's Clayton campus, via the connecting 630 bus route. Huntingdale Railway Station was opened in 1928 as East Oakleigh. The station and line were not significantly altered to fix the problem (such as was the case near Boronia (additional info and facts about Boronia)); instead, the intersection was overhauled. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hu/huntingdale_railway_station,_melbourne.htm   (112 words)

MELBOURNE - BACKPACKERS GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA A large portion of Melbourne's residents were born overseas and immigrated giving the city a multicultural mix with a rich diversity of restaurant cuisines and ethnic festivals. Melbourne also has a powerful annual line up of major sporting events including the Australian tennis open, both the car and motorcycle Australian Formula One grand prix, the Australian Rules Football grand final and internationally renowned horse races during the Spring Racing Carnival, the biggest race being the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne theatres include Regent, Princess and Her Majesty's in the east end of the city and the State Theatre on St Kilda Road at Southbank just over the river from the city. www.geocities.com /austtravel/vic/melbourn.html   (5124 words)

history.html Eleven through platforms were provided at the station on its completion in 1910 and were vastly different from the original platforms which sported semi-circular verandahs terminated by timber valances and at the west end 'train sheds', embracing both platforms and tracks. Flinders Street Station has emerged as a symbol of Victoria's capital city and is an institution in the daily routine of nearly a quarter of a million people. The clocks at the main entrance of the station were part of the original design plans, and remain in almost the same place as they did in the early years of construction. www.buslines.com.au /hillsidetrains/history.html   (1678 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kananook railway station, Melbourne Kananook (station code: KAN) is an unmanned railway station on the Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1975. Sarah MacDiarmid disappeared from Kananook Station on July 11 1990 last seen walking to the station carpark. The station was featured in the first episode of the Australian TV series Sensing Murder, which aired on Network Ten in September 2004. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Kananook_railway_station,_Melbourne   (145 words)

2030: a space fallacy - Opinion - www.theage.com.au Melbourne 2030 is founded on the presumption that the apartment boom of the 1990s is an augur of things to come. The Melbourne 2030 planning blueprint is intended to transform Melbourne from its predominant low-density suburban form to that of a compact city. Melbourne 2030 says not a word about infill, except to claim that neighbourhood character will be protected by the controls over such development (ResCode) that were introduced by the Bracks Government in 2001. www.theage.com.au /news/Opinion/2030-a-space-fallacy/2005/03/21/1111253950988.html   (968 words)

Transit Cities Frankston The Frankston Transit City project will look at enhancing links between the railway station, town centre and foreshore. Frankston's City Council is the proud holder of the Planning Institute of Australia Minister for Planning's inaugural award for its contribution to the implementation of Melbourne 2030. Frankston's train station will continue to be upgraded under the Transit Cities program, aiming to increase the use of public transport, providing a safe and an efficient service. www.nre.vic.gov.au /DSE/nrenpl.nsf/FID/-EF4B04B301BED13ACA256D480003CF08?OpenDocument   (527 words)

Melbourne Melbourne is unique in having five winegrowing regions within an hour and a half of the city, and there are numerous tours to visit one of the many vineyards in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula or the burgeoning winegrowing region of Geelong, where world-class Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon are produced. Melbourne is a multicultural city with a vibrant cultural life and is regarded as one of the culinary, sporting and shopping capitals of Australia, with a wide selection of museums, art galleries, theatres and festivals. Melbourne, the gateway to Victoria, is an eclectic city of casual elegance, characterised by an interesting blend of modern and Victorian architecture, attractive parks and lush ornamental gardens. www.pco.com.au /boys2005/melbourne.htm   (671 words)

Melbourne information & attractions - Travel Victoria Accommodation Guide Melbourne's central business district is located on the northern bank of the Yarra River, opposite the popular Southbank precinct on the Yarra's southern bank, and surrounded by the suburbs of West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Carlton, East Melbourne and the new Docklands precinct. Birrarung Marr, Melbourne's newest park, is located next to Federation Square, while the Kings Domain and Royal Botanic Gardens, between St Kilda Road and the Yarra River, feature the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, several lakes, a large collection of historical monuments and memorials, and pathways all of which traverse manicured gardens and lawns. Melbourne's city centre features well-planned tree-lined streets arranged in a grid pattern with several public transport tram routes running along those streets. www.travelvictoria.com.au /melbourne   (511 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: List of Melbourne railway stations This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. There are also a further 19 stations on 3 heritage, volunteer-operated, tourist railways. Stations are broken up into 3 Metcard ticketing zones (some stations are in two zones, where tickets for either zone may be used), as well as the City Saver area, which is within Zone 1 and covers the central business district. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=List_of_Melbourne_railway_stations   (920 words)

Transport planning and projects - Southland Railway Station preliminary feasibility study The purpose of the preliminary feasibility study was to determine whether there is a prima facie case to proceed with a detailed development and business case for a Southland Railway Station. It found that the viability of a station is not proven by the preliminary feasibility analysis and an upgrade to bus services may prove to be more cost effective to meet current and future travel needs, at least in the short to medium term. the feasibility of the station should be further explored either as part of the structure plan or as a separate study following completion of the structure plan. www.doi.vic.gov.au /DOI/Internet/planningProjects.nsf/AllDocs/4F68B6BD4EA09BF3CA256F46001E42F2?OpenDocument   (631 words)

6760.txt Edithvale station is the 6th last station on this line, which follows the edge of Port Phillip Bay from Mordialloc down to Frankston. They are always on time, clean and modern, and most of the stations have been refurbished and modernised. I met Ian and Trish on time at the platform and we caught the Frankston train, which was also on time. geodashing.gpsgames.org /dashlogs/b/6760.txt   (505 words)

Melbourne Boy's High School used by the Military during WW2 There have been unsubstantiated reports of a tunnel from the Melbourne Boy's High School to nearby South Yarra Railway Station. In mid 2004, some of the buildings between the school and the railway station were being excavated without any sign of a tunnel. It is believed that there was no such tunnel between the school and the railway station. home.st.net.au /~dunn/locations/mbhs.htm   (765 words)

Land and Environment: Railway Station at Bay Road Thomas Bent, as President of the Shire of Moorabbin led a delegation of councillors and ratepayers to the Commissioner of Railways asking that a station be built at Bay Road. Thomas Bent was a councillor at Brighton from 1874-1909, Mayor 1874, 1878, 1879, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1903, and 1908; councillor at Moorabbin 1863-1909, President 1884-85, 1885-86, 1887-88, 1888-89, 1900-01, 1901-02, Commissioner of Railways in 1881-83 and Minister 1902-03, Premier 1904-1908. He insisted that the stations in his constituency be of a particular ‘cottage-style’ design not used elsewhere. localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au /htm/article/72.htm   (1402 words)

(GCKX87) The End of the Line 4 by muzza Corpses from Melbourne and intermediate stations were carried free of charge on the assumption that mourners journeying by rail to the Cemetery would bring revenue to the Railway Department. It is not necessarily close to one of the former stations, but is within the current boundaries of the Necropolis. This is the fourth in the series of caches placed at the end of former railway lines. www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCKX87   (682 words)

ITF Tennis - Men's Circuit - Tournament Factsheet Frankston Tennis Club is approximately 500metres South-east of the railway station. Melbourne to Beaumaris: From Franklin Street (Greyhound Pioneer bus terminal) take a tram down Elizabeth or Swanson Street to Flinders Street Station and catch a train on the Frankston line to Mentone or Cheltenham Station. Frankston to Melbourne Airport: An Airport Shuttle Bus leaves the centre of Frankston every hour up to late afternoon. www.itftennis.com /mens/tournaments/tournamentfactsheet.asp?tournament=1100011005   (493 words)

Media Release: KINGSTON AND FRANKSTON TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE The bridge will be built on either side of the existing Wells Street Road Bridge over Kananook Creek. Frankston has been identified as a Principal Activity Centre under the Melbourne 2030 strategy and is included in the Transit Cities Program. Frankston City Council will receive $100,000 to construct the Wells Street pedestrian bridge. www.dpc.vic.gov.au /domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/798c8b072d117a01ca256c8c0019bb01/f765853b3919ddf7ca256d9a008164e9?OpenDocument   (376 words)

South Yarra railway station, Melbourne article - South Yarra railway station, Melbourne Frankston Pakenham Cranbourne Richmond Hawksburn Sandringham - What-Means.com South Yarra railway station, Melbourne article - South Yarra railway station, Melbourne Frankston Pakenham Cranbourne Richmond Hawksburn Sandringham - What-Means.com South Yarra railway station, Melbourne article - South Yarra railway station, Melbourne definition - what means South Yarra railway station, Melbourne www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/South_Yarra_railway_station,_Melbourne   (54 words)

When Hollywood went to Melbourne There are shots of Flinders Street, Frankston Station, the GPO (General Post Office), McGills, RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Techology) and the Victorian State Library that date from about the first time I saw those places in person. The interest, for me, lies in the fact that it was shot in Melbourne and suburbs when I was about 5 years old. Anyone who's lived in Melbourne and walked up Swanston Street past the State Library would recognise the statue of the digger clad in his mudware. blogs.wdevs.com /ultramaroon/archive/2005/03/07/2632.aspx   (625 words)

Snippets of this and that: Photography in Frankston Frankston is a town far in the outskirts of Melbourne, being the last stop of the line, and taking an hour to arrive. This is a fancy looking railway station, designed in the way most modern transport hubs are designed: very high ceiling, huge glass walls made of glass panels mounted to stainless steel struts, wavy roofline… the usual indicators. After my pilgrimage to the Albert Park circuit was complete, I arrived at the Spencer Street railway station. tanyeewei.blogspot.com /2005/11/photography-in-frankston.html   (702 words)

Sports Fresh : Article 'Frankston railway line, Melbourne' It is 6.7 km from Melbourne's central railway station, Flinders Street Station. It is 4.2 km from Flinders Street Station, the center of the city's suburban railway network, and in Metcard ticketing Zone 1. The station was featured in the first episode of the Australian TV series Sensing Murder, which aired on the Ten Network in September 2004. www.sports-fresh.net /DisplayArticle694587.html   (1020 words)

Stony Point Line The trip between Frankston and Melbourne takes approximately 1 hour often running express between Malvern and South Yarra whilst the service between Stony Point and Frankston takes 40 minutes. Stony Point is the furthest location from central Melbourne still considered as part of the suburban public transport system of which a 'Zone 3' ticket applies. The Stony Point passenger service from Frankston was withdrawn in 1981 along with the branch to Mornington as an outcome of the Lonie Report. www.stormpages.com /rgth/Stony_Point/Stony_Point.html   (356 words)

Best Western Frankston International Motel : Accommodation In Frankston The Frankston Railway station is only 200 metres from the motel and regular trains commute to Melbourne C.B.D. - taking approximately 50 minutes travel time. Frankston International Motel is situated approximately 55 minutes drive south along Nepean Highway from Melbourne. Train/bus/and tram travel into and around Melbourne is $9.50 for a full day. www.holidaycity.com /bw-frankston-international-melbourne/map.html   (127 words)

Location A Taxi ride will take 7 min and a taxi rank is located outside Frankston railway station. Frankston and Mt Eliza is part of the Mornington Peninsula which is well known for its coastlines of sandy beaches, bays, bushlands, cosmopolitan eateries, gracious homesteads and some of Australia's finest wines. Mount Eliza is just 7min drive away from Frankston, a large neighbouring town by the seaside. www.violetearth.org.au /melbourne/melacc.htm   (635 words)

Land and Environment: Sand Mining The Wedge family had a railway siding located towards Frankston in 1890 from where sand was transported to Melbourne from their estate [1] There were other railway sidings between Frankston and Mordialloc where mined sand was loaded for delivery to Melbourne. Frank McGuire wrote that one factor that facilitated the development of the sand mining in the area was the opening of the Caulfield to Frankston railway line in 1882 (The section to Mordialloc was formally opened the previous year). The various grades of sand found were used in the construction of major Melbourne buildings and in the manufacture of glass. localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au /htm/article/294.htm   (2356 words)

Transport planning and projects - Southland Railway Station feasibility study However, a new station would add one minute to the journey time between Melbourne and Frankston, and initial estimates predict the cost of constructing a new station would be between $10 and $14 million. The State Government is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a new railway station at Southland, Cheltenham to help improve public transport patronage in suburban Melbourne. The initial study concluded that the feasibility of a future railway station would depend on land use in the surrounding area and how it is integrated into the public transport network. www.doi.vic.gov.au /DOI/Internet/planningProjects.nsf/AllDocs/6D0FB321144F64F7CA256F43001D71B1?OpenDocument   (249 words)

Melton railway line, Melbourne It is incorporated into the capital city Melbourne's suburban railway network and is within Zone 2 of the Metcard ticketing system. The line branches away from the Sydenham suburban line at Sunshine station with all services departing from Spencer Street Station in the central business district. There is another stretch of double track close to Rockbank station to facilitate the passing of trains. www.knowledgefun.com /book/m/me/melton_railway_line__melbourne.html   (167 words)

RINGWOOD TO UPPER FERNTREE GULLY BROAD GAUGE RAILWAY: The station and building were rebuilt, along with the re-laying of the track for the opening of the line to Gembrook. The turntable was purchased in 1987 from the Victorian Railways and began operating at Emerald in 1990. The station is still important however, as all the carriage maintenance and rebuilding work is done in the adjacent workshops. www.billwilliams.org /puffingbilly/PBHistory.html   (3451 words)

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