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 host 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; 163 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
Location

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