PRAHRAN RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE

'Prahran' is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Prahran, on the Sandringham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Prahran is classed as a Host Station.

Contents

Location

Facilities

History

Location

The station is located at the southern end of the Greville Street level crossing. Famous Chapel Street is a short walk from the station. It is also near Swinburne TAFE, just a few minutes walk from the station.

Facilities

The station consists of two side platforms. Platform 1 contains a semi-large brick building while platform 2 contains an old large brick building. A large Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. A small Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
Both platforms can be accessed via Greville Street.

History

Prahran station originally opened on Saturday, 22nd December 1860 as Greville Street. It was later renamed to Prahran in 1867.