Sandringham line

Sandringham line
Sandringham line
	Comeng train on the Sandringham line at Prahran station.
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
System	Melbourne railway network
Status	Operational
Locale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Predecessor	Windsor – North Brighton (1859–1860); Princes Bridge – Cremorne (1859–1860); Princes Bridge – North Brighton (1860–1861); Brighton Beach (1861–1887);
First service	19 December 1859
Current operator(s)	Metro Trains
Former operator(s)	St Kilda and Brighton Railway (1859–1862); Melbourne and Suburban Railway (1859–1862); Melbourne Railway Company (1862–1865); Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway (1865–1878); Victorian Railways (VR) (1878–1974); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1998); Bayside Trains (1998–2000); M>Train (2000–2004); Connex Melbourne (2004–2009);
Route
Termini	Flinders Street; Sandringham
Stops	14
Distance travelled	18.090 km (11.241 mi)
Average journey time	30 minutes
Service frequency	7-8 minutes weekdays peak; 15 minutes weekdays off-peak; 20 minutes at nights and during the day on weekends; 40 minutes early Sunday morning; 60 minutes overnight on Friday and Saturday nights;
Line(s) used	Sandringham
Technical
Rolling stock	Comeng, Siemens
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Track owner(s)	VicTrack
Route map
Route map

The Sandringham line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth shortest metropolitan railway line at 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Sandringham station in the south-east, serving 14 stations via South Yarra, Balaclava, Elsternwick, and Brighton. The line operates from approximately 5am to 12am, daily, with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. Services run every 7–8 minutes during peak hour, with services running every 15 minutes during the inter-peak period on weekdays, and every 20 minutes at night and during the day on weekends (with the exception of early Sunday mornings when services run every 40 minutes). Additionally, services run every 60 minutes overnight on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Network.

Sections of the Sandringham line opened as early as 1859, with the line fully extended to Sandringham in 1887. A limited number of stations were first opened, with infill stations progressively opened between 1860 and 1912. The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburbs of Balaclava, Elsternwick, Brighton, and Sandringham, amongst others. Minor upgrades have occurred since its opening, including historical level crossing removal works and regular infrastructure upgrades.

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