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Sandringham railway station

Sandringham
SandringhamBuilding.jpg
Station front in January 2006
Location Station Street, Sandringham
Coordinates 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044Coordinates: 37°57′01″S 145°00′16″E / 37.9503°S 145.0044°E / -37.9503; 145.0044
Owned by VicTrack
Operated by Metro
Line(s) Sandringham
Distance 19.16 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms 1
Tracks 4
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking 139
Bicycle facilities 20
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Premium station
Station code SHM
Fare zone Myki zone 2
Website Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened 2 September 1887
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Sandringham line Terminus

Sandringham railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Sandringham opening on 2 September 1887.

A signal box is located at the Flinders Street end of the station, whilst a stabling yard is directly opposite to the station, stabling up to four trains overnight.

It was upgraded to a Premium Station on 30 October 1995.

A tram service, operated by the Victorian Railways ran from Sandringham station to Black Rock from 1919 until 1956.

On 9 March 2011 a Siemens Nexas train overshot one of the sidings and crashed into a Bendigo Bank branch.

Sandringham has one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services to and from Flinders Street.

Platform 1:

Transdev Melbourne operate three routes via Sandringham station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate one route to and from Sandringham station:


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