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Gardenvale railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton, and it opened on 10 December 1906.[1]

Gardenvale
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in November 2007
General information
Location	Martin Street, Brighton, Victoria 3186 City of Bayside Australia
Coordinates	37°53′48″S 145°00′15″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	12.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, Unstaffed
Station code	GVE
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906; 115 years ago (1906-12-10)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Elsternwick towards Flinders Street Sandringham line North Brighton towards Sandringham
Track layout Legend to Elsternwick 1 2 to North Brighton

The whole cost of providing the station was met by local residents of the district.[2]

The station has two side platforms, and is located in an unusual elevated position, located between the Nepean Highway and Martin Street, with access to the station from both. The rail bridge over Martin Street, which restored a link between both sections of the street, was constructed in 1928, with most of the cost being met by the Brighton and Caulfield councils, and local businesses.[2]

During the widening of the Nepean Highway in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as the previous rail embankment was removed, the former trestle bridge crossing Elster Creek was uncovered.[3]

There is a large weatherboard building on Platform 1, with a smaller weatherboard building on Platform 2. On 7 December 2009, the building on Platform 1 was severely damaged by fire, which investigators described as suspicious.[4] Restoration of the building began in January 2011,[5] with reconstruction work being completed by the middle of that year.

Platforms and services

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

Platform 1:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Gardenvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  605 : Gardenvale – Melbourne CBD (Queen Street)[7]
•  626 : Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[8]
•  630 : Elwood – Monash University, Clayton campus[9]

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

•  604 : Gardenvale – The Alfred Hospital[10]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au

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