Middle Brighton 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 December 1861 as Church Street. It was renamed Middle Brighton on 1 January 1867.[1]

Middle Brighton
PTV commuter rail station
Siemens train arriving into Platform 2 in 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
Disabled access	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; 160 years ago (1861-12-21)
Electrified	1500 V DC overhead (May 1919)
Previous names	Church Street (1861-1867)
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

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Church Street level crossing, located at the Down end of the station, in 1963. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[1]

Platforms and services

Middle Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.[2]

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 station.

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 route to and from Middle Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  626 : to Chadstone Shopping Centre[3]

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

•  922 : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station[4]

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

•  SmartBus   703 : to Blackburn station[5]
•  811 : Dandenong station – Brighton[6]
•  812 : Dandenong station – Brighton[7]

References

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au