Bonbeach railway station

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Bonbeach
PTV commuter rail station
Bonbeach Northbound View.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 1 in December 2021
LocationNepean Highway,
Bonbeach, Victoria 3196
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates38°03′46″S 145°07′11″E / 38.0627°S 145.1197°E / -38.0627; 145.1197Coordinates: 38°03′46″S 145°07′11″E / 38.0627°S 145.1197°E / -38.0627; 145.1197
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance34.61 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking30
Bicycle facilities12 unenclosed racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeBON
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened15 February 1926; 96 years ago (1926-02-15)
Closed25 July 2021
Rebuilt22 November 2021
(Level Crossing Removal Project)
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (August 1922)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Chelsea
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Carrum
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Chelsea
1
2
to Carrum

Bonbeach railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bonbeach, and it opened on 15 February 1926.[1][2]

Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Bondi Road level crossing, which was located at the Down end of the station, in 1977.[3] A control panel was also provided in 1977, and was abolished in 1982.[1] In 1981, the former ground level station buildings were rebuilt.[4]

New passenger amenities were added to the former ground level station in 2015, including passenger information displays, additional myki readers, a network status board and an additional shelter at the Up end of Platform 1.[5] Safety improvements, including additional CCTV cameras as well as tactile platform edges, were also added.[6]

As part of the Level Crossing Removal Project, the station was reconstructed to remove the adjacent level crossing at Bondi Road, with works commencing on 26 July 2021. The new station consists of two side platforms lowered into a trench, with Bondi Road passing overhead nearby. The existing pedestrian level crossing at Golden Avenue will be converted into an overpass, whilst the crossing at Broadway will be eliminated.[7][8] The rebuilt station opened to passengers on 22 November 2021.[9][10]

The station was used in the Australian television comedy series Kath & Kim in episode two of series four, as the location of a Gloria Jean's coffee cart grand opening party.

Platforms and services[]

Bonbeach has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[11]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Gallery[]

  • Southbound view from the former ground level Platform 1 in July 2018

  • Southbound view from Platform 2 in December 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bonbeach Vicsig
  2. ^ A Railway Station at Bondi Archived 19 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine City of Kingston
  3. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
  4. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail:1962-1983. p. 107. ISBN 0-9592069-3-0.
  5. ^ Urbanalyst. "Victorian Government announces start of $100 million Bayside Rail Improvement Project". Urbanalyst. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Bayside Rail Upgrade on Track". Donna For Carrum. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Bondi Road, Bonbeach | Level Crossing Removal Authority". levelcrossings.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ^ "What to expect during construction | Level Crossing Removal Authority". Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ New completion dates for Lilydale, Frankston and Williamstown line works Level Crossing Removal Project
  10. ^ "54 level crossings gone for good". Level Crossing Removal Project. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.

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