Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne

Beaconsfield railway station is a railway station located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield, opening on 1 December 1879.[2] It is located at the corner of Woods Street and Beaconsfield Avenue (or from the opposite side along Kenilworth Avenue), Beaconsfield.

Beaconsfield
PTV commuter rail station
Northern view of platform 2
LocationKenilworth Avenue
Beaconsfield, Victoria 3809
Australia
Coordinates38°03′03″S 145°21′58″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Gippsland line
Distance51.45 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Train operatorsMetro Trains
ConnectionsBus routes 836 & 926
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking180 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeBFD
Fare zone2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened1 December 1879 (1879-12-01)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Passengers
2008–2009226,321[1]
2009–2010237,027[1]  4.73%
2010–2011236,642[1]  0.16%
2011–2012239,137[1]  1.05%
2012–2013Not measured[1]
2013–2014213,051[1]  10.91%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Berwick
towards Flinders Street
 Pakenham line Officer
towards Pakenham

Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station/Goff Street level crossing in 1976.[3] Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.

There is a car-park nearby for travellers, and a further expansion of an additional car-park of 150 spaces (completed mid December 2020),[4] on state-owned land. Improved lighting and CCTV has been provided, with a secure bicycle parking shed, as well as bicycle stands.

More than 250,000 commuters use the station each year.[5]

Platforms & services

Beaconsfield has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[6]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.

Ventura Bus Lines operate two routes via Beaconsfield station:

Railway House

The former railway house at 20 Beaconsfield Avenue, was built in 1888 and in 1900 was acquired for use as a Station Master's house. It is now a private residence.

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. Beaconsfield Vicsig
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
  4. "Beaconsfield station gets new car park as work is underway at Craigieburn". Rail Express. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. Department of Economic Development, Jobs. "Better parking for Beaconsfield commuters". transport.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "836 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bridgewater Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
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