The Former Brighton Pier Tunnel - 1861

The Former Brighton Pier Tunnel - 1861

(Directly opposite Brighton Beach Railway Station)

“There aren't many railway stations in Australia that are located directly beside a beach, but Brighton Beach Railway Station in the city of Melbourne is one such exception. From the southern end of the platform, the signal box stands proudly against the backdrop of Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay, lending some old-time charm to this seaside station.

Brighton Beach has been receiving trains on the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay ever since it opened as the new terminus for the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company in 1861.

Crossing the road to the Brighton Beach Foreshore, an old boarded up railway tunnel stands beside the Bay Trail footpath directly opposite the railway station. It was built in 1861 when the railway station first opened to convey freight beneath the road to Brighton Pier. Today nothing remains of the pier, but a small plaque commemorates this forgotten piece of railway history.” — in Brighton, Victoria, Australia.

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