Brighton Beach railway station, Melbourne

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Brighton Beach
Station information

Code	BBH
Distance from Flinders St	14.7 km
Line	Sandringham
Number of platforms	3 (2 in use)
Number of tracks	5 (2 in use)
Station status	Premium station
Station facilities, connecting transport and timetables	Link
Melway map of station
Google map of station	Not available
Zone location	1+2 Overlap

Brighton Beach is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Brighton on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.

Brighton Beach is classed as a Premium Station.

[edit] Location

The station is located at the northern end of the South Road level crossing.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format and two on a sharp curve. The island platform (platform 1&2) contains a large brick building, while platform 3 has a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platforms 1&2, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3. The platform use is in a way like no other station, platform 3 for sandringham services and platform 2 for city services. Sidings are adjacent to the station, which are currently in use for train modifications. A footbridge is located at the UP end of the station, whilst a signal box is located at the DOWN end of the station.

Both platforms can be accessed via South Road.