Brighton Beach railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton, and it opened on 21 September 1861 as Beach. It was renamed Brighton Beach on 1 January 1867.[1]

Brighton Beach
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 3 in April 2014
General information
Location	South Road, Brighton, Victoria 3186 City of Bayside Australia
Coordinates	37°55′35″S 144°59′21″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	15.97 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side, 1 not in use)
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	187
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes—step free access
Other information
Status	Operational, Premium Station
Station code	BBH
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 December 1861; 160 years ago (1861-12-21)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Previous names	Beach (1861-1867)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Middle Brighton towards Flinders Street Sandringham line Hampton towards Sandringham
Track layout Legend to Middle Brighton 1 3 2 South Road New Street to Hampton

The famous Brighton Bathing Boxes are located a short walk from the station.

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the South Road level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1968.[1] The signal box that was built in 1926 for the level crossing still remains, and is located between the Down end of Platform 2 and the level crossing.[2]

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 20 November 1995.[3]

The station was due to receive an upgraded commuter car park, following a 2019 commitment by the federal government. However, this was scrapped in 2021.[4]

Platforms and services

Brighton Beach consists of an island platform with two faces, and a side platform, being the only station on the Sandringham line to have three platforms. There is a large brick building on Platforms 1 and 2 (island platform), housing an enclosed waiting area, ticket facilities and toilets. There are also ticket facilities at the up (Flinders Street) end of the island platform, for customers accessing Brighton Beach via the footbridge. Platform 3 has a smaller brick building, with a waiting area, ticket facilities and a payphone. Being a Premium Station, Brighton Beach is staffed from first to last train each day.

In 2011, a fence was erected on Platform 2 to direct passengers to the front half of the train and discourage them from boarding the rear half, because of the large gap between the train and the platform due to the station built on a sharp curve. Additionally, station staff are required to be in attendance on Platform 2 for all train services, to ensure passengers have boarded safely, because there have been cases of passengers falling into the gap between the train and the platform.

A stabling yard is located adjacent to Platform 1. The yard was originally used for stabling, but was converted to a siding for the VICERS project. In 2010, the stabling facilities were reinstated. Two trains are stored overnight, and operate two early-morning city-bound services originating from Middle Brighton station.

The station is served by Sandringham line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

• No trains alight or board passengers from Platform 1, as it is used as a siding for rail services. Turn-back facilities at Brighton Beach are planned to be reinstated to allow for the use of this platform again in order to increase the frequency of services along the line, due to the single platform terminus at Sandringham. The platform is currently closed off to passengers.[6]

Platform 2:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 3:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates three routes via Brighton Beach station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  600 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[7]
•  603 : to The Alfred Hospital[8]
•  923 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[9]

References

Further reading

"The Brighton Line in 1887" Gavan-Duffy, C.D. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin November 1960 pp174–179

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au