# Mentone railway station

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

## History

Mentone station opened on 1 September 1882, when the railway line from Caulfield was extended to Mordialloc. Like the suburb itself, the station is named after the French Riviera resort Menton.
Until the 1940s, a former siding at the station existed, operating across Station Street to a timber yard.
In 1959, boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Balcombe Road level crossing, which was located at the up end of the station.
In 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic. In late 1984/early 1985, a number of sidings and a headshunt at the station were abolished. Also occurring in 1985, the signal box and interlocking were abolished.
In December 2007, Mentone was upgraded to a Premium Station.
On 20 March 2020, the station was closed from 20:15 to allow for works to remove the three level crossings at Balcombe, Charman and Park Roads, and to build a new Mentone station. On 20 July of that year, the rebuilt station opened. The former heritage station buildings were retained as part of the project.

## Platforms and services

Mentone has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Frankston line services.
Platform 1:
* Frankston line all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street, Werribee and Williamstown
Platform 2:
* Frankston line all stations services to Frankston

## Transport links

Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* SmartBus 903 : Altona station – Mordialloc
Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
* 708 : Hampton station – Carrum station
* 811 : Dandenong station – Brighton
* 812 : Dandenong station – Brighton
* 825 : Moorabbin station – Westfield Southland
SkyBus also operates a service to Melbourne Airport via Mentone station.

## Gallery

* Northbound view from the former ground level Platform 2 viewing the station building, December 2013, prior to grade separation works
* Station concourse and entrance, March 2021
* Northbound view after grade separation works, March 2021
* Southbound view after grade separation works, with the original station platform buildings and with new station in background, March 2021
* Station Myki reader barriers and entrance, December 2024
* Station building, forecourt and entrance, December 2024
* Station forecourt and entrance, December 2024
* The stairs and ramp leading to Platform 2 from the cocnourse, December 2024
* The stairs leading up to the concourse from Platform 2, December 2024