Mentone railway station
Mentone railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Mentone, and it opened on 19 December 1881 as Balcombe Road. It was renamed Balcombe on 1 September 1882, and was renamed Mentone on 7 January 1884. It is classed as a Premium Station, and it is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. A former siding at the station existed until the 1940s, running across Station Street to a timber yard. Boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the former Balcombe Road level crossing, which was located at  the Up end of the station, in 1959. In 1981, the goods yard was closed to traffic. In late 1984/early 1985, a number of sidings and a head shunt were removed at the station. Also in 1985, the signal box and interlocking at the station was abolished. The station was closed from 8.15pm on 20 March 2020, until 20 July of the same year, to allow for works to remove the three level crossings at Balcombe, Charman and Park Roads, and to build a new Mentone station. The new station opened on 20 July 2021. 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: Platform 2: Transport links. Kinetic Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: Ventura Bus Lines operates four routes via Mentone station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria: