Hastings railway station is located on the Stony Point line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Hastings, and it opened on 10 September 1889.[3]
The station once had a goods yard opposite the platform, however it is now closed and the tracks have been removed, with a disused crane remaining on site.
Hastings station opened on 10 September 1889, when the railway line from Baxter was extended.[3] It remained a terminus until 17 December of that year, when the line was extended to Stony Point.[3] Like the town itself, the station was named after Hastings in Sussex, England.[4][5]
In 1962, flashing light signals were provided at the High Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[6] In 1973, a number of roads in the former goods yard were extended.[3]
On 22 June 1981, the passenger service between Frankston and Stony Point was withdrawn and replaced with a bus service,[3] with the line between Long Island Junction and Stony Point also closing on the same day.[3] On 16 September 1984, promotional trips for the reopening of the line began and,[7] on 27 September of that year, the passenger service was reinstated.[3]
In February 1986, the current station building was provided, replacing the original timber building.[8][9]
In 1998, boom barriers were provided at the High Street level crossing.[10]
In 2004, points at the up and down ends of the station were removed, and the track was straight railed.[11]
Hastings has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Stony Point line services.[12]
Platform 1:
Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Hastings station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
