Middle Brighton railway station

Middle Brighton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Brighton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Brighton station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 21 December 1861.^[4]

Middle Brighton
PTV commuter rail station
Siemens train arriving into Platform 2, December 2021
General information
Location	Railway Walk, Brighton, Victoria 3186 City of Bayside Australia
Coordinates	37°54′54″S 144°59′47″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	14.52 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	107
Accessible	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, host station
Station code	MBN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 December 1861; 162 years ago (1861-12-21)
Electrified	May 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names	Church Street (1861–1867)
Passengers
2005–2006	428,644[1]
2006–2007	471,138[1]  9.91%
2007–2008	496,039[1]  5.28%
2008–2009	513,660[2]  3.55%
2009–2010	551,298[2]  7.32%
2010–2011	559,347[2]  1.46%
2011–2012	539,918[2]  3.47%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	661,807[2]  22.57%
2014–2015	665,701[1]  0.58%
2015–2016	745,840[2]  12.03%
2016–2017	731,116[2]  1.97%
2017–2018	715,998[2]  2.06%
2018–2019	682,443[2]  4.68%
2019–2020	567,700[2]  16.81%
2020–2021	243,050[2]  57.18%
2021–2022	292,700[3]  20.42%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station North Brighton towards Flinders Street Sandringham line Brighton Beach towards Sandringham
Track layout Legend to North Brighton 1 2 Church Street Dendy Street (roundabout) to Brighton Beach

Initially opened as Church Street, the station was given its current name of Middle Brighton on 1 January 1867.^[4]

History

Middle Brighton station opened on 21 December 1861, when the railway line from North Brighton was extended to Brighton Beach.^[4]

In 1926, a crossover located between both platforms was abolished.^[4] In 1942, a siding was removed.^[4]

In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Church Street level crossing, located at the down end of the station.^[5] The signal box that protected the level crossing was also abolished during this time.^[4]

Platforms and services

Middle Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.^[6]

On weekdays, two early morning services originate from Middle Brighton. These services are formed by empty trains directly from the stabling yard at Brighton Beach.

Platform 1:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route to and from Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  626 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre^[7]

Kinetic Melbourne operates one route via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station^[8]

Ventura Bus Lines operates three routes via Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• SmartBus  703 : to Blackburn station^[9]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton^[10]
•  812 : Dandenong station – Brighton^[11]

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 2, September 2013
• 
  North-east bound view of station platforms from Church Street level crossing, October 2017

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005–2006 to 2018–19 Department of Transport
2. Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008–2021 Philip Mallis
3. Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
4. "Middle Brighton". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
5. John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
6. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
7. "626 Middle Brighton – Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
8. "922 Southland SC - St Kilda Station". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au