Sandringham station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Sandringham line, which is part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Sandringham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sandringham station is a ground level premium station, featuring a single platform. It opened on 2 September 1887.

A signal box is located at the up (Flinders Street) end of the station and a stabling yard is located directly opposite to the station, stabling up to four trains overnight. The signal box controls all home signals and junctions between Brighton Beach and Sandringham including manual operation of the Abbott Street level crossing, one of two remaining non tram-square level crossing to be controlled manually with the other being Macaulay Road, Kensington. Sandringham signal box is also the last signal box on the suburban network to feature a Lever frame.

History

Sandringham station opened on 2 September 1887, when the railway line from Brighton Beach was extended.

A tram service, operated by the Victorian Railways, operated from Sandringham to Black Rock from 1919 until 1956. In 1957, the station was closed to goods traffic.

In 1967, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Abbott Street level crossing, located at the up end of the station. On 16 January 1968, a collision involving two Tait train sets occurred between Hampton and Sandringham.

On 17 June 1988, No. 5 road was abolished, leaving the platform road and three siding roads.

On 30 August 2002, Comeng motor carriage 500M was destroyed by fire as it travelled between Hampton and Sandringham.

On 9 March 2011, a Siemens Nexas train overshot one of the sidings and crashed into a branch of the Bendigo Bank.

Between 23 September and 30 September 2025, Siding no.3 was booked out of use with its respective points spiked to Siding no. 2. After 30 September, Siding no. 3 was reopened after repair and trackwork with the points restored to service.

Platforms and services

Sandringham has one platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Sandringham line services.

Current

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!Service Type

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| rowspan="2" |1

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|Flinders Street

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|Werribee

|Flinders Street

|After 7pm + before 9am on weekends.

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From Late 2026

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| rowspan="2" |1

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|Flinders Street, Williamstown, Laverton, Werribee

| rowspan="2" |Flinders Street

|All stations and limited express services

|<small>Weekdays:</small> <small>Services to Laverton operate between 5am and 7pm. Services to Werribee operate during peak hours and after 7pm.</small>

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|Werribee

|All stations

|<small>Weekends:</small> <small>Services only operate to Werribee.</small>

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Kinetic Melbourne operates three bus routes via Sandringham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station
  • : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station
  • : Westfield Southland – St Kilda station

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route to and from Sandringham station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  • : to Chadstone Shopping Centre

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File:Sandringhamstation2021 b (cropped).jpg|Station entrance in 2022

File:Sandringham railway station platform (9 October 2025).jpg|The station's platform with a Comeng train on that platform, October 2025

File:Sandringhamplatformone.jpg|Platform 1 in August 2025

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References

  • Melway map at street-directory.com.au