North Brighton railway station

North 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. North Brighton station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1859.<ref name="vicsignorthbrighton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Initially opened as Bay Street, the station was renamed three times. It was renamed to North Brighton on 1 January 1867, then was renamed to Brighton on 1 December 1908. It was then given its current name and returned to the name of North Brighton on 1 January 1920.<ref name="vicsignorthbrighton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

North Brighton station opened on 19 December 1859, when the railway line was extended from Windsor.<ref name=vicsignorthbrighton/> It remained a terminus until 21 December 1861, when the line was extended to Brighton Beach.<ref name=vicsignorthbrighton/>

In 1956, the station was closed to goods services.<ref name=vicsignorthbrighton/> In 1959, a crossover at the station was abolished.<ref name=vicsignorthbrighton/> In 1963, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Bay Street level crossing,<ref name="somersaultjan90">Template:Cite magazine</ref> located at the down end of the station, with the signal box also abolished at the same time.<ref name=somersaultjan90/>

On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade North Brighton to a premium station, along with nineteen others.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="newsrailjun10">Template:Cite magazine</ref> However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Platforms and services

North Brighton has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

Current

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Platform	Line	Destination	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Sandringham	All stations

After 29 April 2026

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Platform	Line	Destination	Via	Service Type
1	Template:RouteBox	Flinders Street, Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee	Flinders Street	All stations
2	Template:RouteBox	Sandringham		All stations

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one bus route via North Brighton station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• Template:Color box: Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre<ref name="ptv626">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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

• Template:Color box: Westfield Southland – St Kilda station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

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

• SmartBus Template:Color box: Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>
• Template:Color box: to Westfield Southland<ref>Template:Cite PTV route</ref>

SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via North Brighton station.<ref name="skybus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1, October 2014
• 
  Northbound view from Bay St, October 2024

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au