Aspendale railway station

Aspendale
Station information
Code ASP
Distance from
Flinders Street
29.1 km
Operator Metro Trains Melbourne
Lines Frankston
# Platforms 2
# Tracks 2
Status Unmanned station
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Metlink ticket zone 2

Aspendale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Aspendale, on the Frankston railway line. Aspendale is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.

Contents

Station overview

Facilities

Aspendale is located at the northern end of the Groves Street level crossing, and between the Nepean Highway and Station Street. All three provide station access.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large brick building (identical to Edithvale, 1.3 km south-east), while platform 2 has a smaller brick building. A large Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 1, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accept notes and coins. Additional coin-only Metcard and myki ticket vending machines are located at the entrances to platform 1 and platform 2.

History

Aspendale station opened in April 1891 as Aspendale Park Race-Course, and was renamed Aspendale in 1905.[1] In 1981 the station buildings were reconstructed.[2]

Platforms, services and connecting bus services

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

References

  1. ^ VICSIG Infrastructure - Aspendale
  2. ^ Vincent Adams Winter (1990). VR and VicRail: 1962 - 1983. p. 107. ISBN 0 9582069 3 3.