Brighton Beach railway station

Brighton Beach railway station is a commuter railway station, located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton, opened on 21 September 1861 as Beach, and renamed Brighton Beach on 1 January 1867. The station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, noted for its unusual shape and proximity to the coastline. The Brighton Bathing Boxes are located a short walk from the station.

Brighton Beach
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 3, April 2014
General information
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, 1 not in use)
Tracks5
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking187
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeBBH
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 December 1861 (1861-12-21)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBeach (1861–1867)
Passengers
2005–2006355,909
2006–2007376,340 5.74%
2007–2008386,069 2.58%
2008–2009426,686 10.52%
2009–2010455,663 6.79%
2010–2011456,527 0.18%
2011–2012455,036 0.32%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014500,927 10.08%
2014–2015461,449 7.88%
2015–2016497,687 7.85%
2016–2017469,888 5.58%
2017–2018486,772 3.59%
2018–2019447,579 8.05%
2019–2020345,550 22.79%
2020–2021140,150 59.44%
2021–2022186,400 33%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Middle Brighton Sandringham line Hampton
towards Sandringham
Track layout
to Middle Brighton
1
3
2
South Road
New Street

The station consists of three platforms, a terminating platform currently used as a siding, and two curved platforms, built in 1887 when the line was extended to Sandringham, accessed through the station building. The single station building, constructed in 1889, replaced a timber building provided when the station was first opened. The station is fully accessible.

The station is serviced by the Sandringham line, part of the Melbourne railway network. The station connects to the routes 600, 603 and 923 bus services. The journey to Southern Cross railway station is approximately 15.97 km (9.92 mi).

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