Bentleigh railway station

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Bentleigh
PTV commuter rail station
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Southbound view from Platform 3 in August 2016
General information
LocationNicholson Street,
Bentleigh, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates 37°55′03″S145°02′13″E / 37.9175°S 145.0369°E / -37.9175; 145.0369
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance16.52 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking109
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBEN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881;141 years ago (1881-12-19)
Closed11 June 2016
Rebuilt29 August 2016 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesEast Brighton (1881-1907)
Passengers
2005-2006756,552 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
McKinnon
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
Frankston line Patterson
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
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Bentleigh railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as East Brighton. It was renamed Bentleigh on 1 May 1907. [5]

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History

Bentleigh station opened on 19 December 1881, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc. [5] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Thomas Bent, former Premier of Victoria between 1904 and 1909. [6] [7]

A goods siding once existed at the station. It closed in 1922, and it and the connections to the siding were removed in that same year. [5] In 1944, a crossover at the down end of the station was abolished. [5]

In 1974, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Centre Road level crossing, which was located at the down end of the station. [8]

On 28 June 1987, the up face of the former ground level island platform was brought into use. [9] The former pedestrian underpass was also provided during this time.

In 1998, Bentleigh was upgraded to a premium station. [10] Prior to the works, Bentleigh closely resembled McKinnon. Also around this time, the underpass was filled in.

In 2006, the station's former pedestrian level crossing was upgraded as part of a VicTrack trial of new crossing technology. Additional warning devices were also fitted, with the common red pedestrian sign, as well as an LED light box saying "Another Train Coming", which is lit when either an express train is approaching on the southbound line, or when a train is approaching after another train on the northbound line.

In May 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Centre Road level crossing, immediately south of the station. This included rebuilding the station. [11] On 4 June 2016, the station closed for demolition. On 29 August of that year, the rebuilt station opened. [12]

Bentleigh was one of the stations set to received funding through the Morrison government's controversial Commuter Car Park Scheme, where funding was allocated to stations without consultation with local councils, and which the Auditor-General labelled "pork-barrelling". [13] [14] As of 2021, City of Glen Eira was starting community consultation over the proposal, with concerns that the funding was "tainted". [13]

Platforms and services

Bentleigh has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services. [15]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Bentleigh station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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