Middle Brighton railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°54′54″S 144°59′47″E / 37.9150°S 144.9963°E / -37.9150; 144.9963Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)SandringhamDistance14.52 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking107AccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codeMBNFare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlapWebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened21 December 1861; 162 years ago (1861-12-21)ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesChurch Street (1861–1867)Passengers2005–2006428,644[1]2006–2007471,138[1] Increase 9.91%2007–2008496,039[1] Increase 5.28%2008–2009513,660[2] Increase 3.55%2009–2010551,298[2] Increase 7.32%2010–2011559,347[2] Increase 1.46%2011–2012539,918[2] Decrease 3.47%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014661,807[2] Increase 22.57%2014–2015665,701[1] Increase 0.58%2015–2016745,840[2] Increase 12.03%2016–2017731,116[2] Decrease 1.97%2017–2018715,998[2] Decrease 2.06%2018–2019682,443[2] Decrease 4.68%2019–2020567,700[2] Decrease 16.81%2020–2021243,050[2] Decrease 57.18%2021–2022292,700[3] Increase 20.42% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
North Brighton Sandringham line Brighton Beach
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
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2
Church Street
Dendy Street (roundabout)

Middle Brighton railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton, and it opened on 21 December 1861 as Church Street. It was renamed Middle Brighton on 1 January 1867.[4]

History

Middle Brighton station opened on 21 December 1861, when the railway line from North Brighton was extended to Brighton Beach.[4]

In 1926, a crossover located between both platforms was abolished.[4] In 1942, a siding was removed.[4]

In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Church Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[5] The signal box that protected the level crossing was also abolished during this time.[4]

Platforms and services

Middle Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[6]

On weekdays, two early morning services originate from Middle Brighton. These services are formed by empty trains directly from the stabling yard at Brighton Beach.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

  •  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

Gallery

  • Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
    Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
  • North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017
    North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e "Middle Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  6. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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