| Patterson | |
| Type: | PTV commuter rail station |
| Style: | Melbourne |
| Address: | North Avenue, Bentleigh, Victoria 3204 |
| Borough: | City of Glen Eira |
| Country: | Australia |
| Coordinates: | -37.9248°N 145.0354°W |
| Distance: | 17.39 kilometres from Southern Cross |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | 3 (1 side, 1 island) |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Parking: | 48 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Rebuilt: | 28 June 1987 |
| Electrified: | June 1922 (1500 V DC overhead) |
| Accessible: | Yes—step free access |
| Code: | PAT |
| Owned: | VicTrack |
| Operator: | Metro Trains |
| Zone: | Myki Zone 1/2 |
| Status: | Operational, unstaffed |
| Website: | Public Transport Victoria |
| Map State: | expanded |
Patterson railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Bentleigh, and it opened on 28 May 1961.[1] [2]
While the station had been proposed in 1930s[3] [4] [5] demands from local residents intensified throughout the 1950s.[6]
Named after Patterson Road, which is located immediately south of the station and also provides access, construction of the station commenced in 1958.[7] 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.[8]
On 17 December 1994, a deliberately lit fire damaged parts of the station.[9] [10]
Patterson has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[11]
Platform 1:
Platform 2:
Platform 3:
In 2011, Pamela Irving curated a mosaic installation named Stationary Faces, consisting of a collage of various mosaic portraits. This project was funded by government department Arts Victoria (now Creative Victoria) and VicTrack, and was developed in collaboration with an estimate of 750 school students and youth services from Australia and abroad, inspired by Irving's mosaic works.[12]
Stationary Faces was proposed by Irving in order to combat constant vandalism in the station's underpass, with the assistance of Rob Hudson, the Victorian parliament member for Bentleigh at the time. Irving's aims with the project were two-fold; to contribute to a "cultural sprawl" alongside the city of Melbourne's urban sprawl,[13] and to use recycled/donated tiles and ceramics for environmental sustainability.