Gardenvale railway station
Gardenvale | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Martin Street, Brighton | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′48″S 145°00′15″E / 37.8967°S 145.0041°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sandringham | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.35 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | GVE | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 December 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Gardenvale railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the whole cost of providing the station being met by the residents of the district.[1][2]
The station is located in an unusual position, elevated above the Nepean Highway and Martin Street rail underpasses, with station access from both. The Martin Street underpass was constructed in 1928, with most of the cost being met by the Brighton and Caulfield councils, and local businesses.[2]
During the widening of the Nepean Highway in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and as the embankment was removed, the former trestle bridge crossing Elster Creek was uncovered.[3]
Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building. On 7 December 2009, the building on platform 1 was severely damaged by fire, which investigators described as suspicious.[4] The reconstruction work was completed in 2011 and the building was restored.
Platforms & services
Gardenvale has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains Sandringham line trains travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.[5]
Platform 1:
- Sandringham line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sandringham line: all stations services to Sandringham
Transport links
CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Gardenvale station:
- 605: to Flagstaff Station[6]
- 626: Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[7]
- 630: Elwood – Monash University Clayton Campus[8]
Transdev Melbourne operates two routes to and from Gardenvale station:
- 219: to Sunshine South[9]
- 220: to Sunshine station[10]
Ventura Bus Lines operates two night routes via Gardenvale Station:
- Night Bus 978: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[11]
- Night Bus 979: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[12]
References
- ^ Gardenvale Vicsig
- ^ a b "Gardenvale Subway: Turning the First Sod". The Argus. 19 December 1927. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 161.
- ^ Hunter, Thomas (7 December 2009). "Train line reopens after Gardenvale station fire". The Age. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
- ^ Sandringham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 605 Gardenvale - City timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 626 Middle Brighton - Chadstone timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 630 - Elwood - Monash University timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 219 Sunshine South - Gardenvale timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 220 - Sunshine - City - Gardenvale timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 978 Elsternwick - Dandenong timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Elsternwick - Dandenong timetable Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au