Middle Brighton Railway Station
Initially opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name of Middle Brighton on 1 January 1867.
History
Middle Brighton station opened on 21 December 1861, when the railway line from North Brighton was extended to Brighton Beach.
In 1926, a crossover located between both platforms was abolished. In 1942, a siding was removed.
In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Church Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station. The signal box that protected the level crossing was also abolished during this time.
Platforms and services
Middle Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.
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:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Sandringham
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 626 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre
Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station
Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- SmartBus 703 : to Blackburn station
- 811 : Dandenong station – Brighton
- 812 : Dandenong station – Brighton
Gallery
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Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
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North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017
References
- ^ Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
- ^ Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ "Middle Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au