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Stony Point railway station building December 2021
Stony Point railway station building December 2021

Stony Point railway station is the terminus of the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Crib Point, and it opened on 17 December 1889.In 1910, a turntable was provided at the station. It was out of use by November 1960, and was removed by March 1963.In 1976, a siding at the Up end of the station was removed. The following year, in 1977, the goods yard was closed.On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service, with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing.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 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began, with the passenger service reinstated on 27 September 1984.A run-around loop exists to the north and west of the station, but has not been regularly used since locomotive hauled services ceased in April 2008.

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Stony Point railway station
Stony Point Road, Melbourne Crib Point

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Stony Point Road 3
3919 Melbourne, Crib Point
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