Prahran railway station

Prahran
View from platform 2 looking south in October 2014
Location	Porter Street, Prahran
Coordinates	37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°ECoordinates: 37°50′58″S 144°59′24″E / 37.8495°S 144.9899°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	Sandringham
Distance	6.72 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Host station
Station code	PRA
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	22 December 1860
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station South Yarra toward Flinders Street Sandringham line Windsor toward Sandringham

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.^[1]

Automatic semaphore signals were replaced with light signals between Prahran and Windsor in October 1979.^[2]

Platforms & services

Prahran has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains Sandringham line services travelling between Flinders Street and Sandringham.^[3]

Platform 1:

• Sandringham line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Sandringham line: all stations services to Sandringham

Transport links

Yarra Trams operates one route nearby Prahran Station along Chapel Street:

• 78: North Richmond - Balaclava ^[4]

References

1. Prahran Vicsig
2. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. April 1980. p. 77.
3. Sandringham Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
4. Route 78 North Richmond - Prahran timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Melway