North Brighton railway station

North Brighton
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, February 2016
General information
LocationBay Street,
Brighton, Victoria 3186
City of Bayside
Australia
Coordinates37°54′17″S 145°00′09″E / 37.9046°S 145.0026°E / -37.9046; 145.0026
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Sandringham
Distance13.24 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus
  • SkyBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking130
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeNBN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2 overlap
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1859 (1859-12-19)
ElectrifiedMay 1919 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous namesBay Street (1859–1866)
Brighton (1908–1919)
Passengers
2005–2006669,180
2006–2007746,442 11.54%
2007–2008801,042 7.31%
2008–2009766,105 4.36%
2009–2010800,521 4.49%
2010–2011835,157 4.32%
2011–2012821,694 1.61%
2012–2013Not measured
2013–2014650,446 20.84%
2014–2015662,193 1.8%
2015–2016755,217 14.04%
2016–2017737,258 2.37%
2017–2018717,895 2.62%
2018–2019665,649 7.27%
2019–2020554,050 16.76%
2020–2021246,150 55.57%
2021–2022291,000 18.22%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Gardenvale Sandringham line Middle Brighton
towards Sandringham
Track layout
1
2
Bay Street

North Brighton railway station is a commuter railway station on the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Brighton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. North Brighton station is a ground level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1859.

Initially opened as Bay Street, the station was renamed three times. It was renamed to North Brighton on 1 January 1867, then was renamed to Brighton on 1 December 1908. It was then given its current name and returned to the name of North Brighton on 1 January 1920.