Sandringham railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Sandringham line in

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. It serves the south-eastern

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suburb of

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, and it opened on 2 September 1887. A

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is located at the Up ( Flinders Street) end of the station, whilst a stabling yard is located directly opposite to the station, stabling up to four trains overnight.

History

Sandringham station opened on 2 September 1887, when the railway line from

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was extended. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after

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, which was inspired by landowner and parliamentarian Charles H. Jones, a member of the

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between 1864-1871 and 1886-1889. A tram service, operated by the

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, operated from Sandringham to Black Rock from 1919 until 1956. In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic. In 1967,

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s replaced interlocked gates at the Abbott Street

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, located at the Up end of the station. On 16 January 1968, a

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involving two Tait train sets occurred between

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and Sandringham. On 17 June 1988, No. 5 road was abolished, leaving the platform road and three siding roads. On 30 October 1995, Sandringham was upgraded to a

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. On 30 August 2002, Comeng motor carriage 500M was destroyed by fire as it travelled between Hampton and Sandringham. On 9 March 2011, a Siemens Nexas train overshot one of the sidings and crashed into a branch of the

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Platforms and services

Sandringham has one platform. It is serviced by

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' Sandringham line services. Platform 1: * all stations services to Flinders Street

Transport links

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operates three routes via Sandringham station, under contract to

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: * :

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– St Kilda station * : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station * : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station

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operates one route to and from Sandringham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: * : to

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References

External links

Melway map
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