Sandringham railway station
Sandringham | |||||||||||
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 Sandringham station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Sandringham | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | 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 | |||||||||||
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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:
- Sandringham line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operate three routes via Sandringham station:
- 600: St Kilda - Westfield Southland[5]
- 922: St Kilda - Westfield Southland[6]
- 923: St Kilda - Westfield Southland[7]
Ventura Bus Lines operate one route to and from Sandringham station:
- 822: to Chadstone Shopping Centre[8]
References
- ^ Sandringham Vicsig
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
- ^ Metro train ploughs into Bendigo Bank in Sandringham Herald Sun 10 March 2011
- ^ Sandringham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 600 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 922 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 923 Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station timetable Public Transport Victoria
- ^ Route 822 Chadstone - Sandringham timetable Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au