Prahran railway station, Melbourne
- Prahran railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Prahran
IMAGELINK=Prahran-station-platform.jpg
CAPTION=Looking towards platform 2 and away from the city
CODE=PRA
DISTANCE=5.5 km
LINES=Sandringham
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Host Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19958 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19958#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=1
Prahran is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Prahran, on the Sandringham railway line. Prahran is classed as a Host Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.
Facilities
The station is located at the southern end of the Greville Street level crossing, which provides station access.
The station consists of two side platforms. The main station building is on platform 2 (Sandringham bound), of older style brick construction. Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a plain styled and newer brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, 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 2.
Chapel Street is a short walk from the station. The station is also near Swinburne TAFE, just a few minutes walk from the station.
History
Prahran station opened on December 22 1860 as "Greville Street". It was renamed to "Prahran" in 1867. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Prahran VICSIG Infrastructure - Prahran] ]
References
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