Chelsea railway station, Melbourne

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

Facilities

Chelsea is located at the southern end of the Chelsea Road level crossing, and between the Nepean Highway and Station Street, with station access from all three.

The station consists of two side platforms; Platform 1 has a large weatherboard building, while platform 2 has a smaller weatherboard 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. A small coin-only Metcard ticket vending machine is located at the entrance to platform 2, as well as at the entrance to platform 1. There are also myki ticket machines on both platforms.

As part of the Victorian Transport Plan extra car parking spaces were added to Chelsea Station. Chelsea Station has also received secure 'Parkiteer' bicycle cages.

Platforms and services

Platform 1:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• Suburban Metro Trains services to Frankston

Service frequencies

History

Chelsea station opened on 4 February 1907.^[1]

Community groups

As part of Community Renewal, Chelsea & Bonbeach Train Station Group will manage community driven action items between now and 2013.

Aspects to be covered include, Safety improvements, security for a greater sense of safety, aesthetics (forming of "friends of station" groups, pedestrian safety, graffiti removal and prevention programs, vandalism prevention and maintenance and care taking). Please see http://cbts.org.au/

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