Prahran railway station
Prahran railway station (/pɛ'ræn) is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Prahran, and it opened on 22 December 1860 as Greville Street. It was renamed Prahran on 1 January 1867.[2]
Prahran | |||||||||||
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 View from platform 2 looking south in October 2014 | |||||||||||
| Location | Porter Street, Prahran, Victoria 3181 Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°ECoordinates: 37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sandringham | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.72 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Tram | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational; Host Station | ||||||||||
| Station code | PRA | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 December 1860 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Greville Street | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | 0.946 million[1] | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | 1.016 million[1]  16.91% | ||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | 1.150 million[1] 3.98% | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | 1.154 million[1] 0.35% | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | 1.286 million[1] 11.44% | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Greville Street level crossing, located at the Up end of the station, in 1962. The signal box was also abolished during this time.[2]
Automatic semaphore signals were replaced with light signals between Prahran and Windsor in October 1979.[3]
Platforms and servicesEdit
Prahran has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.[4]
Platform 1:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Flinders Street
Platform 2:
- Sandringham line all stations services to Sandringham
Transport linksEdit
Yarra Trams operates three routes near Prahran station, along High Street, Commercial Road and Chapel Street:
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
- ^ a b Prahran Vicsig
- ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
- ^ "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 linksEdit
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au