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Middle Brighton railway station

Middle Brighton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Brighton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Brighton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 December 1861.[4]

Middle Brighton
PTV commuter rail station
Siemens train arriving into Platform 2,
December 2021
General information
LocationRailway Walk,
Brighton, Victoria 3186
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates37°54′54″S 144°59′47″E / 37.9150°S 144.9963°E / -37.9150; 144.9963
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance14.52 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking107
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeMBN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 December 1861; 162 years ago (1861-12-21)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesChurch Street (1861–1867)
Passengers
2005–2006428,644[1]
2006–2007471,138[1] Increase 9.91%
2007–2008496,039[1] Increase 5.28%
2008–2009513,660[2] Increase 3.55%
2009–2010551,298[2] Increase 7.32%
2010–2011559,347[2] Increase 1.46%
2011–2012539,918[2] Decrease 3.47%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014661,807[2] Increase 22.57%
2014–2015665,701[1] Increase 0.58%
2015–2016745,840[2] Increase 12.03%
2016–2017731,116[2] Decrease 1.97%
2017–2018715,998[2] Decrease 2.06%
2018–2019682,443[2] Decrease 4.68%
2019–2020567,700[2] Decrease 16.81%
2020–2021243,050[2] Decrease 57.18%
2021–2022292,700[3] Increase 20.42%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
North Brighton
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Brighton Beach
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
to North Brighton
1
2
Church Street
Dendy Street (roundabout)
to Brighton Beach

Initially opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name of Middle Brighton on 1 January 1867.[4]

History

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Middle Brighton station opened on 21 December 1861, when the railway line from North Brighton was extended to Brighton Beach.[4]

In 1926, a crossover located between both platforms was abolished.[4] In 1942, a siding was removed.[4]

In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Church Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.[5] The signal box that protected the level crossing was also abolished during this time.[4]

Platforms and services

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Middle Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[6]

On weekdays, two early morning services originate from Middle Brighton. These services are formed by empty trains directly from the stabling yard at Brighton Beach.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  626 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[7]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

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    Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
  •  
    North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Middle Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  6. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. ^ "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  9. ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
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