Sandringham railway line
| Sandringham | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Melbourne suburban service | ||
| System | Metro Trains Melbourne | ||
| Former connections | St Kilda - Windsor, Rosstown Railway | ||
| Services | Stops all stations | ||
| Operation | |||
| Commenced | 1857 | ||
| Completed | 1859 | ||
| Rolling stock | Comeng, Siemens | ||
| Number of tracks | Double track | ||
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The Sandringham railway line is a suburban railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It branches from other southeastern lines (Caulfield group) at South Yarra station. It serves the City of Bayside, and small sections cover the Cities of Glen Eira, Port Phillip, Stonnington, and Yarra. Various sections of the track opened between 1857 and 1859, and in May 1919, the whole line was electrified.
The line is double track throughout, although it runs alongside the Frankston and Pakenham lines from Flinders Street to South Yarra, making a total of six tracks in this section.
The speed limit is 70 km/h (43 mph) between South Yarra and Sandringham, and the line has a total of 11 level crossings between South Yarra and Sandringham. Much of the line, however, is either in cuttings or on embankments, and there are many more bridges over or under roads. Terminating facilities are provided at Elsternwick and Brighton Beach, however passenger services may terminate at Middle Brighton to use turnback facilities at Brighton Beach in an event of a disruption. Stabling facilities are provided at Brighton Beach and Sandringham. Brighton Beach had not been used for stabling for many years, however the stabling facilities were reinstated in 2010 after being used for the VICERS project.
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