Prahran railway station

Prahran railway station (/pɛ'ræn) is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Prahran opening on 22 December 1860 as Greville Street, being renamed Prahran on 1 January 1867.[2]

Prahran
View from platform 2 looking south in October 2014
LocationPorter Street, Prahran
Coordinates37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance6.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsTram
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusHost station
Station codePRA
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened22 December 1860
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2008-20090.946 million[1]
2009-20101.016 million[1]  16.91%
2010-20111.150 million[1]  3.98%
2011-20121.154 million[1]  0.35%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20141.286 million[1]  11.44%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
South Yarra
towards Flinders Street
 Sandringham line Windsor
towards Sandringham

Automatic semaphore signals were replaced with light signals between Prahran and Windsor in October 1979.[3]

Platforms and services

Prahran has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.[4]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Yarra Trams operates three routes near Prahran station along High, Commercial Road and Chapel Streets:

  • 6: Moreland - Glen Iris[5]
  • 72: Melbourne University to Camberwell[6]
  • 78: North Richmond - Balaclava [7]

References
  1. "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link))
  2. Prahran Vicsig
  3. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
  4. "Sandringham Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  5. "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "72 Melbourne University - Camberwell". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "78 North Richmond - Balaclava via Prahran". Public Transport Victoria.
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