Sandringham railway station, Melbourne
- Sandringham railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Sandringham
CODE=SHM
DISTANCE=17.9 km
LINES=Sandringham
PLATFORMS=1
TRACKS=1
STATUS=Premium station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19948 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19948#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=Zone 2
Sandringham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Sandringham, on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2, is classed as a Premium Station and is the terminus for the Sandringham line. The trip to Flinders Street takes about 28 minutes.
Facilities
The station is located on Station Street and at the southern end of the Abbott Street level crossing, with station access from the former.
The station consists of only one side platform, with a large red brick building in the centre of the station, with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets. 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 signal box is located at the UP end of the station, whilst a stabling yard is adjacent to the station.
History
Sandringham station opened on September 2 1887. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Sandringham VICSIG Infrastructure - Sandringham] ] The station was upgraded to Premium Station status on October 30 1995.[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 ] Gallery
References
MelbourneStations
Line=Sandringham line
Here=Sandringham
Previous=Hampton
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