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 host 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

A PID on Platform 2 displaying a Sandringham service, October 2024
A Comeng train on a Sandringham-bound service arrives at Platform 2, December 2019

Prahran has two side platforms. It is served by Sandringham line trains.[12]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates three routes via Prahran station:

  • Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2014
    Southbound view from Platform 2, October 2014
  • Greville Street level crossing, Prahran, next to the station, December 2019
    Greville Street level crossing, Prahran, next to the station, December 2019
  • Northbound view from the Greville Street level crossing, 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 d "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.
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