North Brighton Railway Station
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.
History
North Brighton station opened on 19 December 1859, when the railway line was extended from Windsor. It remained a terminus until 21 December 1861, when the line was extended to Brighton Beach.
In 1956, the station was closed to goods services. In 1959, a crossover at the station was abolished. In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Bay Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station, with the signal box also abolished at the same time.
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. However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.
Platforms and services
North Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.
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 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:
- 922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- SmartBus 703 : Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station
- 823 : to Westfield Southland
SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via North Brighton station.
Gallery
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Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2014 -
Northbound view from Bay St, October 2024
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
- ^ "North Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
- ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "823 North Brighton - Southland via Moorabbin". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "Peninsula Express locations". SkyBus. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au