Chelsea railway station, Melbourne
Chelsea railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Chelsea, opening on 4 February 1907.[1]
Chelsea | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in March 2010 | |||||||||||
| Location | Nepean Highway, Chelsea | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°03′07″S 145°06′57″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.37 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 130 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed station | ||||||||||
| Station code | CSA | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 February 1907 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Chelsea Road level crossing in 1977. The interlocked frame was also abolished at this time, replaced by a control panel.[2]
Platforms & services
Chelsea has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[3]
Platform 1:
- Frankston line all stations and limited stop services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown
Platform 2:
- Frankston line : all stations services to Frankston
Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route to and from Chelsea station:
- SmartBus 902: to Westfield Airport West[4]
Ventura Bus Lines operate three routes via Chelsea station:
- 706: to Mordialloc station[5]
- 857: to Dandenong station[6]
- 858: Edithvale station – Aspendale Gardens[7]
Gallery
Nepean Highway entrance to Platform 1 in August 2007
Northbound view from Platform 2 in September 2007
Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2007
References
- Chelsea Vicsig
- "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1977. p. 14.
- "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- "902 Chelsea - Airport West (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- "706 Mordialloc - Aspendale - Edithvale - Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
- "857 Chelsea - Dandenong via Patterson Lakes". Public Transport Victoria.
- "858 Edithvale - Aspendale Gardens via Chelsea". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
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