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:

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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