Sandringham railway station
Sandringham | |||||||||||
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 Sandringham station | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Street, Sandringham | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044Coordinates: 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | 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]
Contents
1 Platforms & services
2 Transport links
3 References
4 External links
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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ 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
