Prahran railway station
37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°E / -37.8495; 144.9899
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Prahran railway station (/pɛ'ræn) is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Prahran, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Prahran station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 22 December 1860.[4]
Initially opened as Greville Street, the station was given its current name of Prahran on 1 January 1867.[4]
History
Prahran station opened on 22 December 1860, when the railway line from South Yarra was extended to Windsor.[4] Like the suburb itself, the station was named from the Indigenous word ‘purraran’, believed to mean ‘almost surrounded by water’.[5][6]
In 1962, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Greville Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station.[7] The signal box that protected the level crossing was also abolished during that time.[4]
In October 1979, automatic semaphore signals were replaced with light signals between Prahran and Windsor.[8]
On 4 May 2010, as part of the 2010/2011 State Budget, $83.7 million was allocated to upgrade Prahran to a premium station, along with nineteen others.[9][10] However, in March 2011, this was scrapped by the Baillieu Government.[11]
Platforms and services
Prahran has two side platforms. It is served by Sandringham line trains.[12]
Platform 1:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Sandringham
Transport links
Yarra Trams operates three routes via Prahran station:
- : Moreland station – Glen Iris[13]
- : Melbourne University – Camberwell[14]
- : North Richmond – Balaclava[15]
Gallery
- Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2014
- Greville Street level crossing, Prahran, next to the station, December 2019
- Northbound view from the Greville Street level crossing, December 2019
References
- ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
- ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
- ^ a b c d "Prahran". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Prahran". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
- ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
- ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "72 Melbourne University - Camberwell". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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