Sandringham railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)SandringhamDistance19.16 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms1Tracks4ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne BusConstructionStructure typeGroundParking139Bicycle facilities20AccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, premium stationStation codeSHMFare zoneMyki Zone 2WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened2 September 1887; 136 years ago (1887-09-02)ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)Passengers2005–2006467,871[1]2006–2007519,695[1] Increase 11.07%2007–2008558,439[1] Increase 7.45%2008–2009606,219[2] Increase 8.55%2009–2010628,113[2] Increase 3.61%2010–2011637,832[2] Increase 1.54%2011–2012628,605[2] Decrease 1.44%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–2014684,135[2] Increase 8.83%2014–2015711,458[1] Increase 3.99%2015–2016940,831[2] Increase 32.24%2016–2017940,819[2] Decrease 0.001%2017–2018904,339[2] Decrease 3.87%2018–2019875,538[2] Decrease 3.18%2019–2020813,600[2] Decrease 7.07%2020–2021350,400[2] Decrease 56.93%2021–2022423,250[3] Increase 20.79% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Hampton Sandringham line Terminus
Track layout
Legend
Abbott Street
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Sandringham railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Sandringham, and it opened on 2 September 1887.[4]

A signal box is located at the up (Flinders Street) end of the station, whilst a stabling yard is located directly opposite to the station, stabling up to four trains overnight.

History

Sandringham station opened on 2 September 1887, when the railway line from Brighton Beach was extended.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named after Sandringham House, which was inspired by landowner and parliamentarian Charles H. Jones who, between 1864–1871 and 1886–1889, was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[5][6]

A tram service, operated by the Victorian Railways, operated from Sandringham to Black Rock from 1919 until 1956. In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic.[4]

In 1967, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Abbott Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[7] On 16 January 1968, a collision involving two Tait train sets occurred between Hampton and Sandringham.[8][9]

On 17 June 1988, No. 5 road was abolished, leaving the platform road and three siding roads.[4] On 30 October 1995, Sandringham was upgraded to a premium station.[10]

On 30 August 2002, Comeng motor carriage 500M was destroyed by fire as it travelled between Hampton and Sandringham.[11][12]

On 9 March 2011, a Siemens Nexas train overshot one of the sidings and crashed into a branch of the Bendigo Bank.[13]

Platforms and services

Sandringham has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[14]

Platform 1:

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates three bus routes via Sandringham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Sandringham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d "Sandringham". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Sandringham". Victorian Places. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "MAN HURT WHEN TRAINS HIT". The Age. 17 January 1968. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Delays, Derailments". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1968. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. pp. 303–315.
  11. ^ "Train fire leaves million-dollar bill". Herald Sun. 1 September 2002. p. 22.
  12. ^ "Suburban Trains". Vicsig. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. ^ Mawby, Nathan; Firkin, Katherine (10 March 2011). "Metro train ploughs into Bendigo Bank in Sandringham". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "600 Southland Shopping Centre – St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  16. ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. ^ "923 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. ^ "822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SC (From 02-12-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

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