Mentone railway station

Mentone

Building on platform 1.
Location Como Parade West, Mentone
Coordinates 37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E / 37.9820°S 145.0652°E / -37.9820; 145.0652Coordinates: 37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E / 37.9820°S 145.0652°E / -37.9820; 145.0652
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 Ground
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
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station
Frankston line
toward Frankston

Mentone railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone opening on 19 December 1881, being renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882 and Mentone on 7 January 1884.[1] It is classed as a Premium Station, upgraded from Host Station status in 2008. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[2] 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.[3]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Transport links

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station:

Ventura Bus Lines operate four routes via Mentone station:

References

  1. Mentone Vicsig
  2. Mentone Railway Station & Gardens Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure
  3. Frankston Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
  4. Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria
  5. Route 708 Carrum - Hampton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  6. Route 811 Dandenong - Brighton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  7. Route 812 Dandenong - Brighton timetable Public Transport Victoria
  8. Route 825 Moorabbin - Southland timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 31, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.