Mentone railway station

Mentone
PTV commuter rail station
Station concourse and entrance, March 2021
General information
LocationComo Parade West,
Mentone, Victoria 3194
City of Kingston
Australia
Coordinates37°58′55″S 145°03′55″E / 37.9820°S 145.0652°E / -37.9820; 145.0652
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Frankston
Distance24.36 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeBelow ground
Parking300
Bicycle facilities8
AccessibleYes—step free access
Other information
StatusOperational, premium station
Station codeMEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 2
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened19 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-19)
Rebuilt20 July 2020 (LXRP)
ElectrifiedJune 1922 (1500 V DC overhead)
Previous names
  • Balcombe Road (1881-1882)
  • Balcombe (1882-1884)
Passengers
2005–2006759,507[1]
2006–2007790,519[1] Increase 4.08%
2007–2008873,749[1] Increase 10.52%
2008–2009914,762[2] Increase 4.69%
2009–2010927,424[2] Increase 1.38%
2010–2011980,363[2] Increase 5.7%
2011–20121,031,443[2] Increase 5.21%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014902,016[2] Decrease 12.54%
2014–2015906,626[1] Increase 0.51%
2015–2016887,937[2] Decrease 2.06%
2016–2017865,831[2] Decrease 2.48%
2017–2018915,608[2] Increase 5.74%
2018–2019892,167[2] Decrease 2.56%
2019–2020528,700[2] Decrease 40.74%
2020–2021362,550[2] Decrease 31.42%
2021–2022424,350[3] Increase 17.04%
2022–2023588,750[3] Increase 38.74%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Cheltenham
towards Werribee or Williamstown via Flinders Street
 Frankston line Parkdale
towards Frankston
Track layout
Legend
to Cheltenham
Latrobe Street
(Closing by 2029)
1
2
Warrigal Road
(Removing by 2025)
to Parkdale

Mentone railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Mentone, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Mentone station is a below ground premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in 2020.[4][5]

Initially opened as Balcombe Road, the station was renamed two times. It was renamed to Balcombe on 1 September 1882, then was given its current name of Mentone on 7 January 1884.[4][5]

It is classed as a premium station, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ a b Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ a b "Mentone". vicsig.net. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Mentone | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  6. ^ Mentone Railway Station & Gardens Archived 6 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure