North Brighton railway station
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Brighton (1908–1919)
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North 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. North Brighton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1859.[4]
Initially opened as Bay Street, the station was renamed three times. It was renamed to North Brighton on 1 January 1867, then was renamed to Brighton on 1 December 1908. It was then given its current name and returned to the name of North Brighton on 1 January 1920.[4]
History
North Brighton station opened on 19 December 1859, when the railway line was extended from Windsor.[4] It remained a terminus until 21 December 1861, when the line was extended to Brighton Beach.[4]
In 1956, the station was closed to goods services.[4] In 1959, a crossover at the station was abolished.[4] In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Bay Street level crossing,[5] located at the down end of the station, with the signal box also abolished at the same time.[5]
On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade North Brighton to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[6][7] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[8]
Platforms and services
North Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[9]
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 via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 626 : Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[10]
Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[11]
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- SmartBus 703 : Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station[12]
- 823 : to Westfield Southland[13]
SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via North Brighton station.[14]
Gallery
- Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2014
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 "North Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ a b John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
- ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "823 North Brighton - Southland via Moorabbin". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Peninsula Express locations". SkyBus. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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