Mentone railway station, Melbourne
- Mentone railway station, Melbourne
MelbourneRailwayStation1
NAME=Mentone
CODE=MEN
DISTANCE=23.1 km
LINES=Frankston
PLATFORMS=2
TRACKS=2
STATUS=Premium Station
FACILITIES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19865 Link]
TIMETABLES= [http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/stop/view/19865#lineInformation Link]
MELWAY=
ZONE=2
Mentone is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Mentone, on the Frankston railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2 and is classed as a Premium Station, upgraded from Host Station status in 2008.
Facilities
The station is located at the southern end of the Balcombe Road level crossing, with station access from Como Parade and Balcombe Road.
The station consists of two side platforms: Platform 1 (Flinders Street bound) has a large weatherboard building with an enclosed waiting room, a ticket office and toilets, while platform 2 (Frankston bound) has a smaller weatherboard building. A large Metcard 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 machine is located at the entrance to platform 2.
History
Mentone station opened on December 19 1881 as "Balcombe Road". It was renamed to "Balcombe" in 1882 before being renamed again to "Mentone" in 1884. [ [http://www.vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure&name=Mentone VICSIG Infrastructure - Mentone] ]
References
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