Brighton Beach railway station

Brighton Beach railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton, and it opened on 21 September 1861 as Beach. It was renamed Brighton Beach on 1 January 1867.[1]

For the New York City Subway station, see Brighton Beach (BMT Brighton Line).

Brighton Beach
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 3 in April 2014
LocationSouth Road, Brighton, Victoria 3186
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates37°55′35″S 144°59′21″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance15.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking187
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeBBH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 Overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 December 1861
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous namesBeach
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Middle Brighton
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Hampton
towards Sandringham
Track layout
to Middle Brighton
1
2
South Road
New Street
to Hampton

The famous Brighton Bathing Boxes are located a short walk from the station.

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the South Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1968.[1] The signal box that was built in 1926 for the level crossing still remains, and is located between the Down end of Platform 2 and the level crossing.[2]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 20 November 1995.[3]

The station was due to receive an upgraded commuter car park, following a 2019 commitment by the federal government. However, this was scrapped in 2021.[4]

Platforms and services

Brighton Beach consists of an island platform with two faces and a side platform, and is the only station on the Sandringham line to have three platforms. There is a large brick building on Platforms 1 & 2 (island platform), housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. There are also ticket facilities at the Up (Flinders Street) end of the island platform, for customers accessing Brighton Beach via the footbridge. Platform 3 has a smaller brick building with a small waiting area, ticket facilities and a payphone. Being a Premium Station, the station is staffed from first to last train each day.

In 2011, a fence was erected on Platform 2 to direct passengers to the front half of the train and to discourage passengers from boarding the rear half of the train. This is due to the large gap between the train and the platform as a result of the station built on a sharp curve. Additionally, station staff are required to man Platform 2 for all train services, to ensure passengers have boarded safely onto the train as there have been previous cases of passengers falling in the wide gap between the train and the platform.

A stabling yard is located adjacent to Platform 1. This yard was originally used for stabling, but was converted to a siding for the VICERS project. In 2010, the stabling facilities were reinstated. Two trains are now stored overnight, operating two early morning city-bound services originating from Middle Brighton station.

It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[5]

Platform 1:

  •  Sandringham line  no services depart from this platform as it forms part of the stabling yard. This platform is planned to reopen at a later date.[6]

Platform 2:

Platform 3:

Transdev Melbourne operates three routes via Brighton Beach station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  600 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[7]
  •  603 : to Alfred Hospital[8]
  •  923 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[9]

References
  1. Brighton Beach Vicsig
  2. Brighton Beach Signal Box Vicsig
  3. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  4. "Morrison government pulls $50m promised for station car parks". 17 May 2021.
  5. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail: December 2012 ptv.vic.gov.au
  7. "600 Mildura City - Mildura Central SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "603 Brighton Beach - Alfred Hospital via Elsternwick Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. "923 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.

Further reading

"The Brighton Line in 1887" Gavan-Duffy, C.D. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin November 1960 pp174–179

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