Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne

Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne

MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Bentleigh


CODE=BEN
DISTANCE=15.3 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=3
TRACKS=3
STATUS=Premium station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19939 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19939#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY= [http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.037025984152&y=-37.9174427302426&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=5&circle= Link]
ZONE=1 & 2 overlap

Bentleigh is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bentleigh on the Frankston railway line. Bentleigh is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Facilities

The station is located at the northern end of the Centre Road level crossing, which also provides station access.

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platform 1 & 2, Flinders Street & Frankston bound) has a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 3 (Frankston bound) has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3.

History

Bentleigh station opened on December 19 1881 as "East Brighton". It was renamed to "Bentleigh" in 1907. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Bentleigh VICSIG Infrastructure - Bentleigh] ]

In 1998 Bentleigh station was upgraded to Premium Station status.cite journal
year = 1997
month = October
title = Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Heritage Society (Victorian Division)
pages = page 310 ] Previous to the works, Bentleigh closely resembled McKinnon station. At this time, the underpass was also filled in.

In 2006 the station had the pedestrian level crossing upgraded as part of the VicTrack trial of new crossing technology. The upgrades were fully operational by September 2006, and were monitored for six months to assess changes in pedestrian behaviour. [ [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/doielect.nsf/2a6bd98dee287482ca256915001cff0c/e897201fd0b61115ca2571ed0002e37b/$FILE/Bentleigh.pdf Minister for Transport - 'BENTLEIGH PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TRIAL SITE FULLY OPERATIONAL' - September 13, 2006] ] The emergency exits from the crossing were replaced with locking gates 1.5 metres high, and that only be opened from one side. [ [http://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Bentleigh Vicsig: Bentleigh station] ] Additional warning devices were also fitted with the common 'red pedestrian' sign, as well as an LED light box saying "Another Train Coming" which is lit when, either an express train is bound on the DOWN line, or when a train is expected after another train on the UP line. [ [http://www.victrack.com.au/?action=AssetManagement/RailwayCrossingUpgradeProgram/CentreRoad VicTrack Access: State-of-the-art technology at Centre Road, Bentleigh] ]

References

MelbourneStations
Line=Frankston line
Previous=McKinnon
Next=Patterson


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