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Sandringham line

Sandringham line
Railways in Melbourne
Comeng train on the Sandringham line at Prahran station.
Comeng train on the Sandringham line at Prahran station, December 2019
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemMelbourne railway network
StatusOperational
LocaleMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor
  • Windsor – North Brighton (1859–1860)
  • Princes Bridge – Cremorne (1859–1860)
  • Princes Bridge – North Brighton (1860–1861)
  • Brighton Beach (1861–1887)
First service19 December 1859 (1859-12-19)
Current operator(s)Metro Trains
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiFlinders Street
Sandringham
Stops14
Distance travelled18.090 km (11.241 mi)
Average journey time30 minutes
Service frequency
Line(s) usedSandringham
Technical
Rolling stockComeng, Siemens
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)VicTrack

The Sandringham line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1] Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth shortest metropolitan railway line at 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Sandringham station in the south-east, serving 14 stations via South Yarra, Balaclava, Elsternwick, and Brighton.[2] The line operates from approximately 5am to 12am, daily, with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. Services run every 7–8 minutes during peak hour, with services running every 15 minutes during the inter-peak period on weekdays, and every 20 minutes at night and during the day on weekends (with the exception of early Sunday mornings when services run every 40 minutes). Additionally, services run every 60 minutes overnight on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Network.[3] Trains on the Sandringham line run with a two three-car formations of Comeng or Siemens Nexas trainsets.[4]

Sections of the Sandringham line opened as early as 1859, with the line fully extended to Sandringham in 1887. A limited number of stations were first opened, with infill stations progressively opened between 1860 and 1912.[5] The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburbs of Balaclava, Elsternwick, Brighton, and Sandringham, amongst others. Minor upgrades have occurred since its opening, including historical level crossing removal works and regular infrastructure upgrades.[6]

  1. ^ "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Metro's paper timetables mess". Daniel Bowen. 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "New timetable train line information – Public Transport Victoria". 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. ^ Carey, Adam (7 November 2014). "Trains are working better but seating not guaranteed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "What year did your railway station open? | Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)". 3 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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