Middle Brighton railway station
37°54′54″S 144°59′47″E / 37.9150°S 144.9963°E / -37.9150; 144.9963
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Middle Brighton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Brighton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Brighton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 December 1861.[4]
Initially opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name of 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:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street
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:
- 626 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[7]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[8]
Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- SmartBus 703 : to Blackburn station[9]
- 811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[10]
- 812 : Dandenong station – Brighton[11]
Gallery
- Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
- North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
- ^ 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
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d e f "Middle Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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