Seaford railway station, Melbourne

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Seaford
PTV commuter rail station
Seaford railway station, Melbourne 2010.jpg
Southbound view from the Station Street level crossing, March 2010
General information
LocationRailway Parade,
Seaford, Victoria 3198
City of Frankston
Australia
Coordinates 38°06′14″S145°07′41″E / 38.1040°S 145.1281°E / -38.1040; 145.1281
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro Trains
Line(s) Frankston
Distance39.35 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Victoria bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes — step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeSEA
Fare zone Myki Zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1913;110 years ago (1913-12-01)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedAugust 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006337,733 [1]
Preceding station Melbourne train logo.svg Metro Trains Following station
Carrum Frankston line Kananook
towards Frankston
Track layout
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to Carrum
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Armstrongs Road
(Removing by 2029)
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Station Street
(Removing by 2029)
1
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2
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Seaford railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Seaford, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Seaford station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 1 December 1913, with the current station provided in 1979. [4]

Contents

A substation is located at the northern (up) end of the station.

History

Like the suburb itself, Seaford station is named after the English town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. [5] [6] The name was suggested by local councillor Sydney Plowman, who was originally from Sleaford. [5] [6]

On 13 November 1957, an electric locomotive shunting in the yard derailed, blocking both lines for almost two hours. [7]

Just before 18:00 on 5 June 1968, Tait trailer carriages 336T and 307T were damaged by fire while stabled near the station. [8]

In 1976, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Station Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station. [9] On 4 February 1979, Tait motor carriage 288M was destroyed by fire while stabled near the station. [10] [11] Also in that year, the current station buildings were provided. [4] [12]

During the 1970s and 1980s, the station used to accommodate stabled trains at its sidings. That was discontinued during the late 1980s due to costs and graffiti attacks. The tracks used to stable trains are still visible at the southern (down) end of the station. By December 1985, the goods yard at the station had been closed to traffic. [4]

In April 2002, the signal box and a crossover at the station were abolished. [13] In 2009, the car park nearest to Platform 2 was extended.

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Seaford to a premium station, along with nineteen others. [14] [15] However, that was scrapped by the Baillieu Government in March 2011. [16]

Following a 2019 commitment by the Morrison government, the station was due to receive an upgraded passenger car park. However, that was scrapped by the same government in 2021. [17]

In October 2022, it was announced that Seaford would be elevated as part of a project to remove seven level crossings on the line. Further details, designs and a construction timeline were to be released closer to the opening of the station in 2029. [18]

Platforms and services

Seaford has two side platforms. It is served by Frankston line trains. [19]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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