Baxter railway station

Baxter
Baxter station
General information
LocationBaxter-Tooradin Road,
Baxter, Victoria 3911
Shire of Mornington Peninsula
Australia
Coordinates38°11′39″S 145°09′38″E / 38.1941°S 145.1605°E / -38.1941; 145.1605
SystemPTV commuter rail station
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Lines

Stony Point (current)
Mornington (formerly)
Frankston (proposed)

Distance51.97 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBXR
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 October 1888 (1888-10-01)
Closed22 June 1981
Rebuilt27 September 1984
Previous namesMornington Junction (1888-1918)
Passengers
2015–20165,759
2016–20175,057  12.19%
2017–20184,695  7.15%
2018–20193,397  27.64%
2019–20202,000  41.12%
2020–20211,850  7.5%
2021–20221,500  18.91%
2022–20232,150  43.33%
2023–20242,550  18.6%
2024–20252,500  1.96%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Leawarra
towards Frankston
Stony Point line Somerville
towards Stony Point
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Junction   Mornington branch   Moorooduc
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  
Location

Baxter station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Stony Point line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the town and suburb of Baxter, in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 October 1888, with the current station provided in 1984. The station was initially closed on 22 June 1981, then was reopened on 27 September 1984.

Initially opened as Mornington Junction, the station was given its current name of Baxter on 6 May 1918.

Langwarrin, a now demolished station on the Stony Point line, was located between Leawarra and Baxter.