Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne

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Station information
Code BEN
Distance from
Flinders St		 15.3 km
Lines Frankston
# Platforms 3
# Tracks 3
Status Premium station
Metlink profile Link
Melway map Link
Metcard Zone 1 & 2 overlap

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

Bentleigh is classed as a Premium Station.

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[edit] Location

The station is located at the northern end of the Centre Road level crossing. Shops are located near the station. Newsagents nearby (1. Adjacent Middle Brighton bound bus stop; 2. Adjacent 701 Oakleigh bound bus stop) sell a selection of metlink tickets.

[edit] Facilities

The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platform 1&2) contains a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 3 has a small brick building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, 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.

Both platforms can be accessed via Centre Road.

[edit] History

Bentleigh Station opened on Monday, 19th December 1881 as East Brighton. It was later renamed to Bentleigh in 1907.

In mid 1990s Bentleigh station was upgraded into Premium Station. Previous to the works, Bentleigh closely resembled McKinnon Station. At this time, the underpass was also filled in.

In 2006 the station had the pedestrian level crossing upgraded as part of the VicTrack trial of new crossing technology. The upgrades were fully operational by September 2006, and were monitored for six months to assess changes in pedestrian behaviour.[1] The emergency exits from the crossing were replaced with locking gates 1.5 metres high, and that only be opened from one side.[2] Additional warning devices were also fitted with the common 'red pedestrian' sign, as well as an LED light box saying "Another Train Coming" which is lit when, either an express train is bound on the DOWN line, or when a train is expected after another train on the UP line.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Minister for Transport - 'BENTLEIGH PEDESTRIAN CROSSING TRIAL SITE FULLY OPERATIONAL' - September 13, 2006
  2. ^ Vicsig: Bentleigh station
  3. ^ VicTrack Access: State-of-the-art technology at Centre Road, Bentleigh


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