Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne
Beaconsfield railway station is a railway station located on the Gippsland line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Beaconsfield, opening on 1 December 1879.[2]
Beaconsfield | |||||||||||
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| PTV commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Northern view of platform 2 | |||||||||||
| Location | Kenilworth Avenue Beaconsfield, Victoria 3809 Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°03′03″S 145°21′58″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gippsland line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 51.45 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Metro Trains | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus routes 836 & 926 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 30 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BFD | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1879 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2008–2009) | 226,321[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2009–2010) | 237,027[1]  | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2010–2011) | 236,642[1]  | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2011–2012) | 239,137[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2012–2013) | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers (2013–2014) | 213,051[1] | ||||||||||
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Flashing signals were provided at the nearby Station/Goff Street level crossing in 1976.[3] Boom barriers have since been added to the level crossing.
Platforms & services
Beaconsfield has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[4]
Platform 1:
- Pakenham line: all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Pakenham line: all stations services to Pakenham
It is planned to connect the Pakenham line to the Sunbury line through the new Metro Tunnel in late 2025.
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operate two routes via Beaconsfield station:
- 836: Berwick station – Eden Rise Shopping Centre[5]
- 926: Pakenham station – Fountain Gate Shopping Centre[6]
References
- "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- Beaconsfield Vicsig
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1976. p. 160.
- "Pakenham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "836 Berwick Station - Eden Rise SC via Bridgewater Estate". Public Transport Victoria.
- "926 Pakenham Station - Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Lakeside & Beaconsfield". Public Transport Victoria.
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