| Beaconsfield | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | Kenilworth Avenue, Beaconsfield, Victoria 3809 |
| Borough: | Shire of Cardinia |
| Country: | Australia |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Distance: | 46.99 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Platforms: | 2 (1 island) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Connections: | Bus |
| Structure: | At-grade |
| Parking: | 260 spaces |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Accessible: | No — steep ramp |
| Electrified: | July 1954 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Code: | BFD |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 2 |
| Map State: | expanded |
Beaconsfield railway station is a commuter railway station on the Pakenham line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Beaconsfield, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Beaconsfield station is a ground-level unstaffed station, featuring an island platform. It opened on 1 December 1879.[1]
Beaconsfield station opened on 1 December 1879, just over two years after the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham.[1] The station gets its name from statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1874 and 1880.[2] [3]
In 1967, the goods siding was closed to traffic,[1] and was removed later in that same year.[1]
In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the Station/Goff Street level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station,[1] with boom barriers provided later on in 1986.[4]
There is a car-park nearby for travellers. In mid December 2020, a further expansion of an additional car-park of 150 spaces was completed on state-owned land.[5] Improved lighting and CCTV was provided, along with a secure bicycle parking shed and extra bicycle stands. More than 250,000 commuters use the station each year.[6]
On 29 July 2021, the Level Crossing Removal Project announced that the Station Street/Goff Street level crossing will be grade separated by 2025, with a new road bridge to be built over the railway line.[7] [8] In November 2023, major construction started on the project to remove the Station Street/Goff Street level crossing.[9] On 5 February 2024, final designs for the new road bridge were released.[10]
The former railway house at 20 Beaconsfield Avenue was built in 1888 and, in 1900, was acquired for use as a station master's house. It is now a private residence.
Beaconsfield has one island platform with two faces. It is located at the corner of Woods Street and Beaconsfield Avenue. From the opposite side of the railway line, it is located along Kenilworth Avenue.
It is serviced by Metro Trains' Pakenham line services.[11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
By June 2025, it is planned that trains on the Pakenham line will be through-routed with those on the Sunbury line, via the new Metro Tunnel.
Ventura Bus Lines operates two routes via Beaconsfield station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: