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; 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 Frankston line Moorabbin
towards Frankston
Track layout
Elster Creek branch
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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.[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.