Southland railway station

Southland
PTV commuter rail station
Southbound view from Platform 1, November 2017
General information
LocationBay Road,
Cheltenham, Victoria 3192
City of Bayside
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°57′32″S 145°02′57″E / 37.9589°S 145.0492°E / -37.9589; 145.0492
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance21.30 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, host station
Station codeSOU
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened26 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-26)
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2017–2018300,167[1]
2018–2019557,650[2] Increase 85.8%
2019–2020441,650[2] Decrease 20.8%
2020–2021277,000[2] Decrease 37.3%
2021–2022298,200[2] Increase 7.65%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Highett
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Cheltenham
towards Frankston
Future
Terminus Suburban Rail Loop East
(under construction) 		Clayton
towards Box Hill
Track layout
Legend
to Highett
1
2
to Cheltenham

Southland 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 Cheltenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Southland station is a ground-level staffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 26 November 2017.[3]

  1. ^ Station patronage in Victoria for 2013–2018 Archived 5 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Philip Mallis
  2. ^ a b c d Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Data Vic
  3. ^ "Southland". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.