Mentone railway station

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Mentone
PTV commuter rail station
March 2021 Mentone Station.jpg
Entrance to the station in March 2021
LocationComo Parade West, Mentone, Victoria 3194
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E / 37.9820°S 145.0652°E / -37.9820; 145.0652Coordinates: 37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E / 37.9820°S 145.0652°E / -37.9820; 145.0652
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance24.36 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking300
Bicycle facilities8
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Premium Station
Station codeMEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881
Closed20 March 2020
Rebuilt20 July 2020
Electrified1500 V DC overhead
Previous names
  • Balcombe Road
  • Balcombe
Passengers
2008-20090.915 million[1]
2009-20100.927 million[1] Increase 1.31%
2010-20110.980 million[1] Increase 5.72%
2011-20121.031 million[1] Increase 5.2%
2012-2013Not measured[1]
2013-20140.902 million[1] Decrease 12.51%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Cheltenham
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Parkdale
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Cheltenham
1
2
Warrigal Road
(Removing by 2025)
to Parkdale

Mentone railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as Balcombe Road.[2] It was renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882, and was renamed Mentone on 7 January 1884.[3]

It is classed as a Premium Station, and it is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[4]

A former siding at the station existed until the 1940s, running across Station Street to a timber yard.[5]

Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Balcombe Road level crossing, which was located at the Up end of the station, in 1959.[3]

In 1981, the goods yard was closed.[3] In late 1984/early 1985, a number of sidings and a head shunt were removed at the station.[5]

In 1985, the signal box and interlocking at the station was abolished.[3]

The station was closed from 8.15pm on 20 March 2020,[6] until 20 July of the same year, to allow for works to remove the three level crossings at Balcombe, Charman and Park Roads, and to build a new Mentone station. The new station opened on 20 July 2021, and is in operation.[7] The former heritage station buildings were retained as part of the project.[8]

Platforms and services[]

Mentone has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[9]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links[]

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

Gallery[]

  • Northbound view from Platform 2 in December 2013, prior to grade separation works

  • Northbound view after grade separation works in March 2021

  • Southbound view after grade separation works, with new station in background in March 2021

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Train Station Patronage FY2008-2014". Public Transport Victoria. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016. (access from [1] Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ "Mentone | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Mentone Vicsig
  4. ^ Mentone Railway Station & Gardens Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
  5. ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division): 28. January 1985. ISSN 0310-7477.
  6. ^ Mentone Station closure Level Crossing Removal Project.
  7. ^ Mentone Station to open ahead of schedule Level Crossing Removal Project
  8. ^ Party at the Mentone Station heritage deck and gardens Level Crossing Removal Project
  9. ^ "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  10. ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
  13. ^ "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
  14. ^ "825 Moorabbin - Southland via Black Rock & Mentone". Public Transport Victoria.

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