Gardenvale 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.[1][2]

Gardenvale
Southbound view in November 2007, with platform 1 on the right
Location	Martin Street, Brighton
Coordinates	37°53′48″S 145°00′15″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	12.35 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	GVE
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	10 December 1906
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Elsternwick towards Flinders Street Sandringham line North Brighton towards Sandringham

The station has two side platforms, and is located in an unusual elevated position, between the Nepean Highway and Martin Street, with access to the station from both. The rail bridge over Martin Street, which restored a link between both sections of the street, was constructed in 1928, with most of the cost being met by the Brighton and Caulfield councils, and local businesses.[2]

During the widening of the Nepean Highway in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as the previous rail embankment was removed, the former trestle bridge crossing Elster Creek was uncovered.[3]

There is a large weatherboard building on platform 1. On 7 December 2009, the building was severely damaged by fire, which investigators described as suspicious.[4] The building was restored, with reconstruction work being completed in 2011.

Platforms & services

Gardenvale has two side platforms. It is served by Sandringham line trains travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.[5]

Platform 1:

•  Sandringham line : all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Sandringham line : all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates three routes via Gardenvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• 605: to Flagstaff station[6]
• 626: Middle Brighton station – Chadstone Shopping Centre[7]
• 630: Elwood – Monash University Clayton Campus[8]

Transdev Melbourne operates one route to and from Gardenvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

• 220: to Sunshine station[9]

Ventura Bus Lines operates two night routes via Gardenvale station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

•  Night Bus  978: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[10]
•  Night Bus  979: Elsternwick station – Dandenong station (Saturday and Sunday mornings only)[11]

References

1. Gardenvale Vicsig
2. "Gardenvale Subway: Turning the First Sod". The Argus. 19 December 1927. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. July 1980. p. 161.
4. Hunter, Thomas (7 December 2009). "Train line reopens after Gardenvale station fire". The Age. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
5. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
6. "605 Gardenvale - Flagstaff Station". Public Transport Victoria.
7. "626 Middle Brighton - Chadstone via McKinnon & Carnegie". Public Transport Victoria.
8. "630 Elwood - Monash University via Gardenvale & Ormond & Huntingdale". Public Transport Victoria.
9. "220 Sunshine Station - City via Footscray Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
10. "978 Night bus: Elsternwick - Ormond - Huntingdale - Mulgrave - Dandenong (returns via Princes Hwy)". Public Transport Victoria.
11. "979 Night bus: Elsternwick - Bentleigh - Clarinda - Keysborough - Dandenong". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au