Bentleigh railway station
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PTV commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Southbound view from Platform 3 in August 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Nicholson Street, Bentleigh, Victoria 3204 City of Glen Eira Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°55′03″S 145°02′13″E / 37.9175°S 145.0369°ECoordinates: 37°55′03″S 145°02′13″E / 37.9175°S 145.0369°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Frankston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 16.52 kilometres from Southern Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Below ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes—step free access | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Operational, Premium Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | BEN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki Zone 1/2 Overlap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 19 December 1881 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 11 June 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 29 August 2016 (Level Crossing Removal Project) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1500 V DC overhead (June 1922) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | East Brighton (1881-1907) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bentleigh railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as East Brighton. It was renamed Bentleigh on 1 May 1907.[1]
History
Bentleigh station, like the suburb itself, was named after former Victorian Premier Thomas Bent, who was Premier between 1904-1909.[2]
A goods siding once existed at the station. It closed in 1922, and it and the connections to the siding were removed in the same year.[1] In 1944, a crossover at the Down end of the station was abolished.[1]
Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Centre Road level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1974.[3]
On 28 June 1987, the Up face of the former ground level island platform was brought into use.[4] The former underpass was also provided during this time.
It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.[5] Prior to the works, Bentleigh closely resembled McKinnon station. Also around this time, the underpass was filled in.
In 2006, the station's former pedestrian level crossing was upgraded, as part of a VicTrack trial of new crossing technology. 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 approaching on the southbound line, or when a train is approaching after another train on the northbound line.
In May 2015, the Level Crossing Removal Authority announced a grade separation project to replace the Centre Road level crossing, immediately south of the station. This included rebuilding the station.[6] The station closed on 4 June 2016, with the new station opening on 29 August 2016.[7]
Bentleigh was one of the stations set to received funding through the Morrison Government controversial Commuter Car Park Scheme, where funding was allocated to stations without consultation with local councils, and which the Auditor-General labelled ‘pork-barrelling’.[8][9] As of 2021, City of Glen Eira was starting community consultation over the proposal, with concerns that the funding was ‘tainted’.[8]
Platforms and services
Bentleigh has one island platform with two faces, and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[10]
Platform 1:
- Frankston line all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown
Platform 2:
- Frankston line all stations services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown; all stations services to Frankston
Platform 3:
- Frankston line morning peak all stations services to Frankston
Transport links
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Bentleigh station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
- 701 : to Oakleigh station[11]
- SmartBus 703 : Middle Brighton station – Blackburn station[12]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c Bentleigh Vicsig
- ^ Bentleigh Victorian Places
- ^ "Way & Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1975. p. 47.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
- ^ "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station" Newsrail October 1997 page 310
- ^ First to go level crossings in Melbourne's south-east top Andrew's election promise to-do list The Age 19 May 2015
- ^ "Planned Works". metrotrains.com.au. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Wilson's council claims car park money 'tainted', goes back to consultation".
- ^ "Morrison government pulls $50m promised for station car parks".
- ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "701 Oakleigh - Bentleigh via Mackie Road & Brady Road". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "703 Middle Brighton - Blackburn via Bentleigh & Clayton & Monash University". Public Transport Victoria.
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