Editing Sandringham line (section)

{{Short description|Passenger rail service in Melbourne, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name            = Sandringham line
| color           = {{rcr|Melbourne|Sandringham}}
| logo            = {{ric|Melbourne|Sandringham|size=100px}}
| image           = Comeng running a down Sandringham service at Prahran Station.jpg
| image_width     = 250px 
| image_alt       = Comeng train on the Sandringham line at Prahran station.
| caption         = [[Comeng (train)|Comeng train]] on the Sandringham line at [[Prahran railway station|Prahran station]], December 2019
| type            = [[Commuter rail]]
| status          = Operational
| system          = [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne railway network]]
| locale          = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| predecessor     = {{Plainlist|
* Windsor – North Brighton (1859–1860)
* Princes Bridge – Cremorne (1859–1860)
* Princes Bridge – North Brighton (1860–1861)
* Brighton Beach (1861–1887)
}}
| first           = {{Start date and age|1859|12|19|df=y}}
| last            = <!--{{End date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=y}}-->
| successor       = 
| operator        = [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Trains]]
| formeroperator  = {{Plainlist|
* [[St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company|St Kilda and Brighton Railway]] (1859–1862)
* [[Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company|Melbourne and Suburban Railway]] (1859–1862)
* [[Melbourne Railway Company]] (1862–1865)
* [[Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company|Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway]] (1865–1878)
* [[Victorian Railways|Victorian Railways (VR)]] (1878–1974)
* VR as VicRail (1974–1983)
* [[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|MTA (The Met)]] (1983–1989)
* [[Public Transport Corporation|PTC (The Met)]] (1989–1998)
* [[M-Train|Bayside Trains]] (1998–2000)
* [[M-Train|M>Train]] (2000–2004)
* [[Connex Melbourne]] (2004–2009)
}}
| ridership       = 
| ridership2      = 
| website         = 
| start           = {{rwsa|Flinders Street}}
| stops           = 14
| end             = {{rwsa|Sandringham}}
| distance        = {{Convert|18.090|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime     = 30 minutes
| frequency       = {{blist|7-8 minutes weekdays peak|15 minutes weekdays off-peak|20 minutes at nights and during the day on weekends|40 minutes early Sunday morning|60 minutes [[Night Network (Melbourne)|overnight on Friday and Saturday nights]]}}
| line_used       = Sandringham
| class           = 
| access          = 
| seating         = 
| baggage         = 
| otherfacilities = 
| stock           = [[Comeng (train)|Comeng]], [[Siemens Nexas|Siemens]]
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|1600 mm}}
| el              = 1500 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|overhead]]
| owners          = [[VicTrack]]
| routenumber     = 
| maintenance     = 
| map             = {{Sandringham Metro Service|inline=yes}}
| map_state       = collapsed
}}
The '''Sandringham line''' is a [[commuter rail]]way line in the city of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandringham Line |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |website=Public Transport Victoria |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907155122/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Operated by [[Metro Trains Melbourne]], it is the city's fourth shortest metropolitan railway line at {{convert|17.9|km}}. The line runs from [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street station]] in central Melbourne to [[Sandringham railway station|Sandringham station]] in the south-east, serving 14 stations via [[South Yarra railway station|South Yarra]], [[Balaclava railway station, Melbourne|Balaclava]], [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick]], and Brighton.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2017 |title=Metro's paper timetables mess |url=https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.danielbowen.com/2017/09/04/metro-paper-timetable-issues/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022 |website=Daniel Bowen}}</ref> The line operates from approximately 5am to 12am, daily, with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. Services run every 7–8 minutes during peak hour, with services running every 15 minutes during the inter-peak period on weekdays, and every 20 minutes at night and during the day on weekends (with the exception of early Sunday mornings when services run every 40 minutes). Additionally, services run every 60 minutes overnight on Friday and Saturday nights as part of the Night Network.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |date=1 March 2021 |title=New timetable train line information – Public Transport Victoria |url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/the-new-timetable-for-victorias-train-network/new-timetable-train-line-information/?line=cranbourne-and-pakenham |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301102536/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/the-new-timetable-for-victorias-train-network/new-timetable-train-line-information/?line=cranbourne-and-pakenham |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=}}</ref> Trains on the Sandringham line run with a two three-car formations of [[Comeng (train)|Comeng]] or [[Siemens Nexas]] trainsets.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=2014-11-07 |title=Trains are working better but seating not guaranteed |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/trains-are-working-better-but-seating-not-guaranteed-20141107-11ifm4.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206070133/https://www.smh.com.au/national/trains-are-working-better-but-seating-not-guaranteed-20141107-11ifm4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sections of the Sandringham line opened as early as 1859, with the line fully extended to Sandringham in 1887. A limited number of stations were first opened, with infill stations progressively opened between 1860 and 1912.<ref name=":11222">{{Cite web |title=What year did your railway station open? {{!}} Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia) |date=3 August 2018 |url=https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209095505/https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/ |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> The line was built to connect [[Melbourne]] with the suburbs of [[Balaclava, Victoria|Balaclava]], [[Elsternwick, Victoria|Elsternwick]], [[Brighton, Victoria|Brighton]], and [[Sandringham, Victoria|Sandringham]], amongst others. Minor upgrades have occurred since its opening, including historical level crossing removal works and regular infrastructure upgrades.<ref name= ":0" />