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Mentone railway station

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Owned by
  
VicTrack

Line(s)
  
Frankston

Opened
  
19 December 1881

Status
  
Premium station

Bicycle facilities
  
8

Operated by
  
Metro

Platforms
  
2 side

Owner
  
VicTrack

Connection
  
Bus

Station status
  
Premium station

Mentone railway station

Location
  
Como Parade West, Mentone

Distance
  
24.36 kilometres from Southern Cross

Address
  
Balcombe Rd & Como Pde, Mentone VIC 3194, Australia

Similar
  
Cheltenham railway station - M, Parkdale railway station, Mordialloc railway station, Highett railway station, Carrum railway station

Mentone railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone, and opened on 19 December 1881. It was renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882, and renamed Mentone on 7 January 1884. It is classed as a Premium Station, upgraded from Host Station status in 2008. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Contents

A number of sidings and a head shunt were removed at the station in late 1984/early 1985. A former siding also existed until the 1940s, running across Station Street to a timber yard.

As part of the Bayside Rail Project, new exits and Myki readers were added at the Frankston end of platform 2.

Platforms & services

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

Platform 1:

  • Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Flinders Street
  • Platform 2:

  • Frankston line: all stations and limited stops services to Frankston
  • Mentone Station will begin to close during the railway crossing removal project.

    Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station:

  •  SmartBus  903: Altona station - Mordialloc station
  • Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mentone station:

  • 708: Carrum station - Hampton station
  • 811: Dandenong station - Middle Brighton station
  • 812: Moorabbin station - Middle Brighton station
  • 825: Moorabbin station - Westfield Southland
  • References

    Mentone railway station Wikipedia