Beaconsfield station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Pakenham line, part of the Melbourne rail 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.
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History
Beaconsfield station opened on 1 December 1879, just over two years after the railway line from Dandenong was extended to Pakenham. The station gets its name from statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 1874 and 1880.
In 1967, the goods siding was closed to traffic, and was removed later in that same year.
In 1978, flashing light signals were provided at the former Station Street level crossing, which was located nearby in the down direction of the station, with boom barriers provided later on in 1986.
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. 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.