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Gardenvale railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Sandringham

Opened
  
10 December 1906

Connection
  
Bus

Tracks
  
2

Operated by
  
Metro Trains

Connections
  
Bus

Owner
  
VicTrack

Platforms in use
  
2

Gardenvale railway station

Location
  
Martin Street, Brighton

Distance
  
12.35 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Brighton VIC 3186, Australia

Similar
  
Elsternwick railway station, Ripponlea railway station, North Brighton railway st, Middle Brighton railway st, Sandringham railway station

Gardenvale railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton. It opened on 10 December 1906, with the whole cost of providing the station being met by the residents of the district.

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The station is located in an unusual position, elevated above the Nepean Highway and Martin Street rail underpasses, with station access from both. The Martin Street underpass was constructed in 1928, with most of the cost being met by the Brighton and Caulfield councils, and local businesses.

During the widening of the Nepean Highway in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and as the embankment was removed, the former trestle bridge crossing Elster Creek was uncovered.

Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, Platform 2 having a smaller weatherboard building. On 7 December 2009, the building on Platform 1 building was severely damaged by a fire, which investigators described as suspicious. The reconstruction work, completed in mid-2011, faithfully restored the building.

Platforms & services

Gardenvale has two side platforms. It is served by Metro Trains Sandringham line trains travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.

Platform 1:

  • Sandringham line: all stations services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Sandringham line: all stations services to Sandringham
  • CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Gardenvale station:

  • 605: to Lonsdale Street, City
  • 626: Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre
  • 630: Elwood – Monash University Clayton Campus
  • Transdev Melbourne operates two routes to and from Gardenvale station:

  • 219: to Sunshine South
  • 220: to Sunshine station
  • Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Gardenvale Station:

  •  Night Bus  978: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)
  •  Night Bus  979: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)
  • References

    Gardenvale railway station Wikipedia