Brighton Beach railway station, Melbourne
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| Code | BBH |
| Distance from Flinders St |
14.7 km |
| Lines | Sandringham |
| # Platforms | 3 (2 in use) |
| # Tracks | 5 (2 in use) |
| Status | Premium station |
| Metlink profile | Link |
| Metcard Zone | 1+2 Overlap |
Brighton Beach is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Brighton on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.
Brighton Beach is classed as a Premium Station.
[edit] Location
The station is located at the northern end of the South Road level crossing.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format and two on a sharp curve. The island platform (platform 1&2) contains a large brick building, while platform 3 has a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1&2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3. The platform use is in a way like no other station, platform 3 for Sandringham services and platform 2 for city services. Sidings are adjacent to the station, which are currently in use for train modifications. A footbridge is located at the UP end of the station, whilst a signal box is located at the DOWN end of the station.
Both platforms can be accessed via South Road.
[edit] History
Brighton Beach Station opened on Saturday, 21st December 1861 as Beach. It was later renamed to Brighton Beach in 1867.
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