Beaconsfield is a railway station in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

Australia

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, located in the suburb of Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield, Victoria

Beaconsfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 46 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...

, on the Pakenham railway line. Beaconsfield is unmanned and is in Metcard

Metcard

"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...

 Zone 2.

Facilities

Beaconsfield is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Beaconsfield Avenue, with station access from both.

The station consists of two platforms, in an island format

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

, with a semi-large weatherboard building at the Flinders Street

Flinders Street Station

Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets next to the Yarra River in the heart of the city, stretching from Swanston Street to Queen Street and covering two city...

 end of the station. A large Metcard

Metcard

"OneLink" redirects here. For the computer/cable company, see OneLink Communications.Metcard is the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia. It is a universal ticket which allows users to ride on the city's Metlink network, consisting of...

 ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to the island platform, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins, as well as a myki

Myki

myki is the contactless smartcard ticketing system being introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia. myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the Metcard and V/Line ticketing systems...

 ticket vending machine. A disused toilet block sits in the centre of the station.

History

Beaconsfield station opened on 1 December 1879, two years after the railway line opened.

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

• Pakenham line - all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street.

Platform 2:

• Pakenham line - all stations services to Pakenham.