Windsor railway station, Melbourne

Windsor
Southbound view from Platform 1 in April 2008
Location	Chapel Street, Windsor
Coordinates	37°51′22″S 144°59′31″E / 37.856042°S 144.992023°E / -37.856042; 144.992023Coordinates: 37°51′22″S 144°59′31″E / 37.856042°S 144.992023°E / -37.856042; 144.992023
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	7.49 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Host station
Station code	WIN
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	19 December 1859
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Prahran toward Flinders Street Sandringham line Balaclava toward Sandringham

Windsor railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Windsor opening on 19 December 1859 as Chapel Street, being renamed Windsor on 1 January 1867. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Windsor Station has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operate three routes via Windsor station:

The station was the terminus for trains on the Brighton Beach line, which was built in 1859 and operated by the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company. The Company also built the loop branch line connecting the Brighton line to the Melbourne to St Kilda line, which was opened in 1857.

Trains from Melbourne travelled to the St Kilda terminus, and then "backed out" onto the branch line to Windsor. The loop line was constructed on wooden trestles across the swampy grounds now known as the Albert Park Lake, and had a raised embankment with a bridge [1] over St Kilda Road. The first train on this loop line was on 3 December 1859, and opened to the public ten days later. There were no trains after 7pm on the branch line; patrons simply walked to their homes in Prahran from St Kilda station in Fitzroy Street.