Sandringham line

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	continues as Werribee
	& Williamstown lines

Sandringham line
Sandringham line
	An Alstom Comeng train operating a Sandringham service at Middle Brighton station, February 2026
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
System	Melbourne railway network
Status	Operational
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Predecessor	Windsor – North Brighton (1859–1860); Princes Bridge – Cremorne (1859–1860); Princes Bridge – North Brighton (1860–1861); Brighton Beach (1861–1887);
First service	19 December 1859
Current operator	Metro Trains
Former operators	St Kilda and Brighton Railway (1859–1862); Melbourne and Suburban Railway (1859–1862); Melbourne Railway Company (1862–1865); Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway (1865–1878); Victorian Railways (VR) (1878–1974); VR as VicRail (1974–1983); MTA (The Met) (1983–1989); PTC (The Met) (1989–1998); Bayside Trains (1998–2000); M>Train (2000–2004); Connex Melbourne (2004–2009);
Route
Termini	Flinders Street; Werribee or Williamstown
Stops	14
Distance travelled	18.090 km (11.241 mi)
Average journey time	30 minutes
Service frequency	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 overnight on Friday and Saturday nights; ; After Mid 2026; 5 minutes weekdays peak; 10 minutes weekdays off-peak and on weekends (11am-7pm); 20 minutes at nights (after 8pm weekdays, after 7pm weekends; 60 minutes overnight on Friday and Saturday nights;
Line used	Sandringham
Technical
Rolling stock	Comeng, Siemens
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead
Track owner	VicTrack
Route map
Route map
	continues as Werribee
	& Williamstown lines

The Sandringham line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's fourth shortest metropolitan railway line at 17.9 kilometres (11.1 mi). The line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Sandringham station in the south-east, serving 14 stations via South Yarra, Balaclava, Elsternwick, and Brighton. It operates from approximately 5am to 12am, daily, with 24 hour service available on Friday and Saturday nights. Trains on the Sandringham line run as six car formations, composed of two three-car sets of Comeng or Siemens Nexas trainsets.

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 operational when the line first opened, with infill stations progressively constructed between 1860 and 1912. The line was built to connect Melbourne with the suburbs of Balaclava, Elsternwick, Brighton, and Sandringham, amongst others. Minor upgrades have occurred since its opening, including historical level crossing removal works and regular infrastructure upgrades.