Sandringham railway station

Sandringham

Station front in January 2006
Location Station Street, Sandringham
Coordinates 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044Coordinates: 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Sandringham
Distance 19.16 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 1
Tracks 4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 139
Bicycle facilities 20
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code SHM
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 2 September 1887
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Sandringham lineTerminus

Sandringham railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Sandringham opening on 2 September 1887.[1]

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

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 30 October 1995.[2]

A tram service, operated by the Victorian Railways ran from Sandringham station to Black Rock from 1919 until 1956.

On 9 March 2011 a Siemens Nexas train overshot one of the sidings and crashed into a Bendigo Bank branch.[3]

Platforms & services

Sandringham has one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services to and from Flinders Street.[4]

Platform 1:

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operate three routes via Sandringham station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate one route to and from Sandringham station:

References

  1. Sandringham Vicsig
  2. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). October 1997. p. 310.
  3. Metro train ploughs into Bendigo Bank in Sandringham Herald Sun 10 March 2011
  4. Sandringham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. Route 600 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Route 922 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Route 923 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. Route 822 Chadstone - Sandringham timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

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