North Brighton railway station

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North Brighton
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Southbound view from Platform 1, February 2016
General information
LocationBay Street,
Brighton, Victoria 3186
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates 37°54′17″S145°00′09″E / 37.9046°S 145.0026°E / -37.9046; 145.0026
System PTV commuter rail station
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line Sandringham
Distance13.24 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
  • Melbourne skybus logo.svg SkyBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking130
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeNBN
Fare zone Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859;165 years ago (1859-12-19)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBay Street (1859–1866)
Brighton (1908–1919)
Passengers
2005–2006669,180 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Gardenvale
towards Flinders Street
Sandringham line Middle Brighton
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEg.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Gardenvale
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BSicon STRf.svg
1
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
2
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon PSTR(R).svg
BSicon PSTR(L).svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
BSicon SKRZ-G2BUE.svg
Bay Street
BSicon STRg.svg
BSicon STRf.svg
BSicon hSTRae(r).svg
BSicon hSTRae(l).svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
BSicon MFADEf.svg
BSicon STR.svg
to Middle Brighton
Location
North Brighton railway station

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 host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1859. [4]

Contents

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]

Current

North Brighton platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationService Type
1  Sandringham line   Flinders Street All stations
2  Sandringham line   Sandringham All stations

After 1 February 2026

North Brighton platform arrangement
PlatformLineDestinationViaService Type
1  Sandringham line   Flinders Street, Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee Flinders Street All stations
2  Sandringham line   Sandringham All stations

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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

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

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via North Brighton station. [14]

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 "North Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  6. ↑ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "General News". Newsrail . Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  8. ↑ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ↑ "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ↑ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ↑ "823 North Brighton - Southland via Moorabbin". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ↑ "Peninsula Express locations". SkyBus. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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