Patterson railway station

Not to be confused with Paterson 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; 63 years ago (1961-05-28)
Rebuilt28 June 1987
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005-2006162,671[1]
2006-2007178,895[1] Increase 9.97%
2007-2008209,178[1] Increase 16.92%
2008-2009225,000[2] Increase 7.56%
2009-2010238,000[2] Increase 5.78%
2010-2011243,606[2] Increase 2.35%
2011-2012243,577[2] Decrease 0.011%
2012-2013Not measured[2]
2013-2014211,000[2] Decrease 13.37%
2014-2015247,530[1] Increase 17.31%
2015-2016307,635[3] Increase 24.28%
2016-2017313,551[3] Increase 1.92%
2017-2018357,657[3] Increase 14.07%
2018-2019354,250[4] Decrease 0.95%
2019-2020249,700[4] Decrease 29.5%
2020-2021127,150[4] Decrease 49.1%
2021–2022144,800[4] Increase 13.88%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Bentleigh
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Moorabbin
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Bentleigh
Elster Creek branch
1
3
2
to Moorabbin

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.[5]

While the station had been proposed in 1930s[6][7][8] demands from local residents intensified throughout the 1950s.[9]

Named after Patterson Road, which is located immediately south of the station and also provides access, construction of the station commenced in 1958.[10] 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.[11]

On 17 December 1994, a deliberately lit fire damaged parts of the station.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ a b c Station patronage in Victoria for 2013-2018 Philip Mallis
  4. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  5. ^ "New Rail Station Will Open Soon". The Age. 8 April 1961. p. 5.
  6. ^ "IN THE SUBURBS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 26, 217. Victoria, Australia. 23 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Moorabbin To Seek New Railway Station". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 4386. Victoria, Australia. 9 October 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "New Railway Station Wanted". The Age. No. 25, 424. Victoria, Australia. 9 October 1936. p. 16. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ ""No" to rail station for Patterson-rd". The Sun News-pictorial. No. 9502. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "New Works, Closures Etc". Divisional Diary. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1958. p. 21.
  11. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. September 1987. p. 282.
  12. ^ "Arson: Station set alight". The Age. 18 December 1994. p. 3.
  13. ^ "Kids queried on fire". Herald Sun. 18 December 1994. p. 15.