Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne
Beaconsfield | |||||||||||
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 Northern view of Platform 2 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kenilworth Avenue, Beaconsfield | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°03′03″S 145°21′58″E / 38.0509°S 145.3660°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Pakenham | ||||||||||
| Distance | 46.99 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | BFD | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1879 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013/14 | 213,051 thousand  10.9% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Beaconsfield railway station is located on the Pakenham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield, opening on 1 December 1879.[1]
Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station/Goff Street level crossing in 1976.[2] Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.
Platforms & services
Beaconsfield has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operate two routes via Beaconsfield station:
- 836: Berwick station – Eden Rise Shopping Centre[4]
- 926: Pakenham station – Fountain Gate Shopping Centre[5]
References
- ^ Beaconsfield Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
- ^ Pakenham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 836 Berwick station - Eden Rise Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 926 Pakenham station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne.
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au