Prahran railway station

Railway station in Melbourne, Australia

37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°E / -37.8495; 144.9899Owned byVicTrackOperated byMetro TrainsLine(s)SandringhamDistance6.72 kilometres from
Southern CrossPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsList of Melbourne tram routes TramConstructionStructure typeGroundBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYes—step free accessOther informationStatusOperational, host stationStation codePRAFare zoneMyki Zone 1WebsitePublic Transport VictoriaHistoryOpened22 December 1860; 163 years ago (1860-12-22)ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)Previous namesGreville Street (1860-1866)Passengers2005–2006852,273[1]2006–2007945,184[1] Increase 10.9%2007–20081,040,526[1] Increase 10.08%2008–2009945,683[2] Decrease 9.11%2009–20101,016,071[2] Increase 7.44%2010–20111,150,068[2] Increase 13.18%2011–20121,153,810[2] Increase 0.32%2012–2013Not measured[2]2013–20141,285,541[2] Increase 11.41%2014–20151,286,268[1] Increase 0.05%2015–20161,341,311[2] Increase 4.27%2016–20171,376,037[2] Increase 2.58%2017–20181,371,597[2] Decrease 0.32%2018–20191,156,066[2] Decrease 15.71%2019–2020951,300[2] Decrease 17.71%2020–2021473,550[2] Decrease 50.22%2021–2022571,600[3] Increase 20.7% Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra Sandringham line Windsor
towards Sandringham
Track layout
Legend
Greville Street
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2

Prahran railway station (/pɛ'ræn) is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Prahran, and opened on 22 December 1860 as Greville Street. It was renamed 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:

Platform 2:

  •  Sandringham line  all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates three routes via Prahran station:

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

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b c "Prahran". vicsig.net. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Prahran". Victorian Places. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  8. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
  9. ^ "New premium stations for Metro". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  10. ^ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 2010. p. 165.
  11. ^ Gardiner, Ashley; Wright, Anne (25 March 2011). "Premier Ted Baillieu says armed guards will create 'culture of safety'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "72 Melbourne University - Camberwell". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. ^ "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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