Patterson railway station

Patterson

Station information
Code	PAT
Distance from Flinders Street	16.1 km
Operator	Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines	Frankston
# Platforms	3
# Tracks	3
Status	Unmanned station
Metlink profile	Link
Melway map	Link
Google map	Link
Metlink ticket zone	2

Patterson is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bentleigh on the Frankston railway line. Patterson is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Station overview

Facilities

Patterson is located at the northern end of the Patterson Road rail overpass, which also provides station access.

The station consists of an elevated island layout and side platform; Platforms 1 & 2 (island platform) has a semi-large pebblemix building, while platform 3 has a smaller pebblemix building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1 & 2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 3. Additional myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to the island platform and platform 3.

History

Patterson station opened on 28 May 1961. At that time provision was made for a third platform (on the eastern side of the station) and all through services operated through the central platform. The third platform was not constructed until the third line was completed in 1986.

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street.
• Suburban Metro Trains services to Frankston.

Platform 3:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Frankston.