Sandringham railway station

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]

Sandringham
Sandringham station
LocationStation Street, Sandringham
Coordinates37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance19.16 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms1
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking139
Bicycle facilities20
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusPremium station
Station codeSHM
Fare zoneMyki zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened2 September 1887
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Hampton
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Terminus

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:

Transdev Melbourne operate three routes via Sandringham station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate one route to and from Sandringham station:

References
  1. "Sandringham". Vic Sig.
  2. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1997. p. 310.
  3. Mawby, Nathan; Firkin, Katherine (10 March 2011). "Metro train ploughs into Bendigo Bank in Sandringham". Herald Sun.
  4. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "600 Mildura City - Mildura Central SC". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "923 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
  8. "822 Chadstone SC - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland SC (From 02-12-2018)". Public Transport Victoria.
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