Middle Brighton railway station

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Middle Brighton
PTV commuter rail station
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Middle station Brighton 2025
General information
LocationRailway Walk,
Brighton, Victoria 3186
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates 37°54′54″S144°59′47″E / 37.9150°S 144.9963°E / -37.9150; 144.9963
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Sandringham
Distance14.52 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking107
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeMBN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 December 1861;163 years ago (1861-12-21)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesChurch Street (1861–1867)
Passengers
2005–2006428,644 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
North Brighton
towards Flinders Street
Sandringham line Brighton Beach
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
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BSicon MFADEg.svg
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to North Brighton
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2
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BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Church Street
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Dendy Street (roundabout)
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to Brighton Beach
Location
Middle Brighton railway station

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 host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 December 1861. [4]

Contents

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:

Platform 2:

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:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ↑ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
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