Mentone railway station
Mentone is a railway station on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone, and opened on 19 December 1881 as Balcombe Road.[2] It was renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882, and took its present name on 7 January 1884. It is classed as a Premium station and it is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
Mentone | |||||||||||
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![]() Building on platform 1 prior to grade separation works | |||||||||||
Location | Como Parade West, Mentone | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Frankston | ||||||||||
Distance | 24.36 kilometres from Southern Cross | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Parking | 300 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Premium station | ||||||||||
Station code | MEN | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Myki zone 2 | ||||||||||
Website | Public Transport Victoria | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 19 December 1881 | ||||||||||
Closed | 20 March 2020 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 20 July 2020 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names |
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Passengers | |||||||||||
2008-2009 | 0.915 million[1] | ||||||||||
2009-2010 | 0.927 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
2010-2011 | 0.980 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | 1.031 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
2012-2013 | Not measured[1] | ||||||||||
2013-2014 | 0.902 million[1] ![]() | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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A number of sidings and a head shunt were removed at the station in late 1984/early 1985.[4] A former siding also existed until the 1940s, running across Station Street to a timber yard.[4] The former adjacent railway crossing on Balcombe Road was the first in Melbourne to have boom gates.
Platforms & services
Mentone has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.[5]
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
Station upgrade
Mentone Station closed from 8.15pm Friday 20 March 2020 until 20 July 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 is now open and in operation. [6]
Transport links
Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station:
Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mentone station:
- 708: Carrum station - Hampton station[8]
- 811: Dandenong station - Middle Brighton station[9]
- 812: Moorabbin station - Middle Brighton station[10]
- 825: Moorabbin station - Westfield Southland[11]
References
- "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 Archived 3 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
- "Mentone | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Mentone Railway Station & Gardens Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
- Works. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 1985. p. 28. ISSN 0310-7477.
- "Frankston Line". Public Transport Victoria.
- Mentone Station closure Level Crossing Removal Project.
- "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.
- "708 Carrum - Hampton via Southland". Public Transport Victoria.
- "811 Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road & Springvale". Public Transport Victoria.
- "812 Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre". Public Transport Victoria.
- "825 Moorabbin - Southland via Black Rock & Mentone". Public Transport Victoria.