Prahran railway station, Melbourne

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Prahran
Station information

Code	PRA
Distance from Flinders St	5.5 km
Lines	Sandringham
# Platforms	2
# Tracks	2
Status	Host station
Metlink profile	Link
Metcard Zone	1

Prahran is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Prahran, on the Sandringham railway line. Prahran is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.

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The station is located at the southern end of the Greville Street level crossing, which also provides platform access. Chapel Street is a short walk from the station. It is also near Swinburne TAFE, just a few minutes walk from the station.

The station consists of two side platforms. The main station building is on platform 2, of older style brick construction. Platform 1 is served by a plain styled and newer brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, 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 2.