Patterson railway station

Patterson
PTV commuter rail station
Station building on Platform 3, May 2022
General information
LocationNorth Avenue,
Bentleigh, Victoria 3204
City of Glen Eira
Australia
Coordinates37°55′29″S 145°02′07″E / 37.9248°S 145.0354°E / -37.9248; 145.0354
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance17.39 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking48
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codePAT
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1/2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened28 May 1961 (1961-05-28)
Rebuilt28 June 1987
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005-2006162,671
2006-2007178,895 9.97%
2007-2008209,178 16.92%
2008-2009225,000 7.56%
2009-2010238,000 5.78%
2010-2011243,606 2.35%
2011-2012243,577 0.011%
2012-2013Not measured
2013-2014211,000 13.37%
2014-2015247,530 17.31%
2015-2016307,635 24.28%
2016-2017313,551 1.92%
2017-2018357,657 14.07%
2018-2019354,250 0.95%
2019-2020249,700 29.5%
2020-2021127,150 49.1%
2021–2022144,800 13.88%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Bentleigh Frankston line Moorabbin
towards Frankston
Track layout
Elster Creek branch
1
3
2

Patterson railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Bentleigh, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Patterson station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 28 May 1961, with the current station provided in 1987.

While the station had been proposed in 1930s demands from local residents intensified throughout the 1950s.

Named after Patterson Road, which is located immediately south of the station and also provides access, construction of the station commenced in 1958. An island platform was provided, and provision made for another platform face on the eastern side of the station. A photo taken by Weston Langford(1941-2014) on the day prior to the official opening clearly shows the new "middle" line about to be connected (see below), and the easternmost line removed shortly afterwards. There was also a signal box located at the eastern side (down line) that has since been removed. On 28 June 1987, a third track was provided between Caulfield and Moorabbin, and platform 3 was constructed on the eastern side.

On 17 December 1994, a deliberately lit fire damaged parts of the station.